AFGE is calling on EEOC to resume processing federal class action complaints, arguing that the current and indefinite suspension violates federal law. The union alleges that the commission violated the Administrative Procedure Act when it reportedly issued a blanket suspension last year on work involving class action complaints in the federal sector. Federal employees involved in class complaints continue to be harmed by the ongoing pause in their cases, now with no avenue for obtaining relief, AFGE argued. When EEOC cases are on hold, administrative law judges are unable to hold hearings, engage in discovery, decide motions or issue decisions in class action complaints. The lawsuit argues that EEOC’s suspension of processing federal sector class complaints violates the commission’s own regulatory requirements.