Even without a quorum, EEOC Acting Chair Andrea Lucas is working to reshape policy to align with the new administration. A “technical assistance” memo on “DEI-Related Discrimination” issued by Acting Chair Lucas warns employers that there is no such thing
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Employment Law in Trump’s First 100 Days Part V: Taking the States to Task
The Trump administration’s challenge to discrimination protections based on a disparate impact theory extends beyond federal regulations. The April 23, 2025, executive order additionally directs the Attorney General to identify all state laws or decisions that impose disparate impact liability,…
Employment Law in Trump’s First 100 Days Part IV: Look at the Title VI Regs Being Cut
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination based on race, color or national origin by entities receiving federal financial assistance, including federal government contractors and grant recipients. As discussed in our prior articles, a new executive…
Employment Law in Trump’s First 100 Days Part III: Is the Administration Able to End Federal Disparate Impact Theory?
An April 23, 2025 Trump Executive Order seeking to end discrimination protections based on a disparate impact theory of liability takes a multi-pronged approach. One component of that directs the Attorney General: to seek repeal or amendment of regulations under…
Employment Law in Trump’s First 100 Days Part I: Feeling Rudderless in Rough Waters
The first three plus months of the Trump administration have brought successive waves that seek to revoke long established underpinnings of U.S. employment laws protecting individual rights: First it was the revocation of Executive Order 11246 from the Johnson administration,…
Trump, the EPA, and Disparate Impact – Tied Together by New Exec Order
A new Trump Executive Order issued April 23, 2025, directs federal government agencies to deprioritize consideration of discrimination claims that are predicated on the “disparate impact” of facially neutral policies or actions where there is no direct proof of discriminatory…
Trump Executive Orders Targeting Law Firms – A Case Study in Bullying and Options for Response
Bullying behaviors can take many forms and can come from many levels. Their common elements are that they target individuals or specific groups, in a negative or punitive fashion, through the misuse of power. Those on the receiving end of…
What Is “Race”?
I grew up believing there to be certain discrete races in the world – White, Black, Hispanic, Asian, Indigenous people of the United States and Indigenous people of other parts of the world. I understood those to be immutable, something…
DEI in Crisis Part IX: First Amendment Rights Provide Partial Relief
What is “illegal DEI”? That question was at the heart of a federal district court decision out of Maryland that issued a preliminary injunction against portions of the Trump executive orders on diversity, equity and inclusion. At present, the court…
DEI In Crisis Part VIII: Proceed with Care – Six Key Takeaways for Employers
Lest the forest got lost in the trees, we are wrapping up this series of articles on the Trump Executive Orders on affirmative action (AA) and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) to highlight the key takeaways for employers. 1. Employment…