President Trump’s Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Andrea Lucas, is encouraging white males who believe they have been discriminated by an employer to contact her office and file a complaint to possibly recover money.
[As the EEOC notes on its website: “Before you can sue in federal court, you first must file a charge of discrimination with the EEOC.”]
With the video below, Lucas wrote: “Are you a white male who has experienced discrimination at work based on your race or sex? You may have a claim to recover money under federal civil rights laws. Contact the @USEEOC as soon as possible. The EEOC is committed to identifying, attacking, and eliminating ALL race and sex discrimination — including against white male employees and applicants.”
Are you a white male who has experienced discrimination at work based on your race or sex?
— EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas (@andrealucasEEOC) December 17, 2025
You may have a claim to recover money under federal civil rights laws. Contact the @USEEOC as soon as possible.
The EEOC is committed to identifying, attacking, and eliminating ALL race… pic.twitter.com/BYjbld5zdv
When Lana Lokteff, who according to NPR ran “an alt-right media company to promote her white nationalist ideologies”, asked Lucas, “Does this count for banks and major payment processing companies?”, Lucas replied: “If you were an employee or applicant for employment, yes—EEOC has jurisdiction over most companies, including banks and major payment processing companies.”
When asked by a self-described female “MAGA conservative” if white women are also eligible to file a complaint of discrimination, Lucas replied: “If you are a white woman and you have experienced discrimination based on your race or sex, you also may be eligible to file a complaint of discrimination. All race and sex discrimination is unlawful.”
When asked about discrimination against Asians, Lucas replied: “Yes! Many Asians have been harmed by DEI policies as well.”
More than one white male asked in the comments if there is a statute of limitations. As one replied, “I lost my job in the 80s because I was the wrong color. My whole life has been going downhill since then.”
The EEOC offers an answer on its site, writing: “The anti-discrimination laws give you a limited amount of time to file a charge of discrimination. In general, you need to file a charge within 180 calendar days from the day the discrimination took place. The 180 calendar day filing deadline is extended to 300 calendar days if a state or local agency enforces a law that prohibits employment discrimination on the same basis. The rules are slightly different for age discrimination charges.”
