She was responsible for administering and enforcing some of the Nation’s most significant Federal labor and employment laws including the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, migrant farm worker provisions, worker’s compensation benefits to certain employees injured on the job, including the Black Lung program, the non-discrimination and equal employment opportunity by federal contractors and sub-contractors; and the laws ensuring the fiscal responsibility and democracy in most labor organizations.

[9] At the EEOC, Lipnic was known for her bipartisan leadership,[10] independent thinking, being the swing vote,[11] and as a champion for preventing sexual harassment in the workplace.

[12] She co-chaired the EEOC’s Select Task Force on the Study of Harassment in the Workplace and co-authored its Report, along with fellow Commissioner Chai R.

[14] As leader of the EEOC during #MeToo, she doubled-down on the agency’s enforcement of harassment cases[15][16] launched new anti-harassment training, known as “Respectful Workplaces,”[17] as part of the agency’s education and outreach efforts, reconvened the Select Task Force,[18] and held a public Commission meeting about further ways to prevent harassment at work.

According to the AFGE (American Federation of Government Employees), the labor union representing agency investigators, under Lipnic's tenure, the EEOC closed over 12,000+ cases summarily, violating the due process rights of aggrieved parties.

[23] On June 14, 2019, Vox, in partnership with the Center for Public Integrity, reported on ongoing practices at the EEOC, in which cases were being closed prior to investigations.

[28] In June 2020, the United States Supreme Court issued a landmark decision, adopting the EEOC’s position and extending workplace protections to LGBT workers under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.