The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has dropped several lawsuits on behalf of transgender workers, stalled progress on some new cases and subjected others to heightened scrutiny.

Legal groups sued the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Tuesday, claiming it is unlawfully refusing to enforce federal workplace protections for transgender workers. “For over 60 ...

The lawsuit also alleges that the agency halted payments to state and local civil rights agencies for investigating gender identity discrimination claims.