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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
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World of Employment
2024 EEO-1 Data Collection Opens
By Rachel Gale, Brent Hamilton, John Dudrey
As of yesterday—May 20, 2025—EEO-1 data collection is open. The deadline to file the 2024 EEO-1 Component 1 report is June 24, 2025. The EEOC stated there will be no…
Davis+Gilbert PERKS
DOJ Launches Civil Rights Fraud Initiative Under False Claims Act
On May 19, 2025, the Deputy Attorney General issued a memorandum entitled "Civil Rights Fraud Initiative," intended to use the False Claims Act to bring enforcement actions against federal contractors…
Class Action Defense Blog
When Removing Diversity Cases Defendants Cannot “Embiggen” The Amount-In-Controversy Through Attorneys’ Fee Estimates
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Shannon Noelle, and Anna Sheridan Duane Morris Takeaways: In an order issued on May 13, 2025, Judge Joshua Wolson of the U.S. District Court for…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
DOJ Civil Rights Fraud Initiative Signals Expansive Enforcement Threat for Employers Receiving Federal Funds
Quick Hits The DOJ’s new Civil Rights Fraud Initiative treats violations of civil rights laws by federal fund recipients including contractors and grantees as potential fraud under the False Claims…
The FCA Insider
DOJ Announces Initiative to Use False Claims Act to Investigate DEI Practices
By Edwin O. Childs, Farnaz Farkish Thompson, Jack White, Michael J. Podberesky, Brett Barnett, John S. Moran, Steven McCool, John Sullivan, Jason M. Vespoli, McGuireWoods LLP
On May 19, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice announced its new Civil Rights Fraud Initiative, which aims to use the False Claims Act (FCA) to investigate and pursue claims…
Subject to Inquiry
DOJ Announces Initiative to Use False Claims Act to Investigate DEI Practices
By Edwin O. Childs, Farnaz Farkish Thompson, Jack White, Michael J. Podberesky, Brett Barnett, John S. Moran, Steven McCool, John Sullivan, Jason M. Vespoli, McGuireWoods LLP
On May 19, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Deputy Attorney General announced its new Civil Rights Fraud Initiative, which aims to use the False Claims Act (FCA) to…
The Federal Government Contracts & Procurement Blog
DOJ Announces New Civil Rights Fraud Initiative Targeting DEI
By Keeley McCarty, Robbie Pratt, David O'Neill
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a memo on May 19, 2025, announcing the DOJ’s establishment of the Civil Rights Fraud Initiative. The initiative will “utilize the False Claims Act…
Law and the Workplace
Justice Department Launches Initiative Targeting Contractors’ and Grantees’ DEI Programs, Anti-Semitism, and Transgender Policies
By Allan Bloom, Guy Brenner, Evandro Gigante
On May 19, 2025, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a memorandum (the “Memorandum”) establishing the Department of Justice’s “Civil Rights Fraud Initiative” (the “Initiative”). The program “will utilize the…
Canadian Lawyer Mag
Ethnic diversity is inadequate in arbitration tribunals: International Bar Association study
This is the first global empirical study of its kind
The Right Coast
Inside Harvard s Discrimination Machine
Gail Heriot, a law professor who sits on the United States Commission on Civil Rights, characterized Harvard s practice of making candidates swear fealty to DEI as a form of…