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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
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Hall Benefits Law Blog
EEOC and DOJ Issue Guidance on DEI-Related Discrimination at Work
By Anne Hall
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity (EEOC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) have issued two technical assistance documents entitled: “What You Should Know About DEI-Related Discrimination at Work” and “What To…
Construction Law Insights
U.S. District Court Judge Grants Preliminary Injunction Blocking Department of Labor from Enforcing Certain Provisions of DEI-Related Executive Orders
By Matthew K. Grashoff, Matthew Wagner, Patrick White
On April 2, we reported that Judge Matthew Kennelly of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois had issued a temporary restraining order blocking the Department of…
Ohio Employer Law Blog
Understanding the difference between legal and illegal DEI
If you want to understand the difference between legal and illegal DEI, here's what illegal looks like. From The Hollywood Reporter: "CBS Studios has settled a lawsuit from a script…
Hall Benefits Law Blog
Corporate America Seeks Balance Between Commitment to Diversity and Rejection of Official DEI Programs
By Anne Hall
Several large corporations like Target and Wal-Mart have rescinded their formal DEI programs in recent months, presumably to comply with mandates and warnings by the current federal government administration. Nonetheless,…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Brenda Gibson on “Affirmative Reaction: The Blueprint for Diversity and Inclusion in the Legal Profession After SFFA”
By Jamie Abrams
Brenda Gibson has published Affirmative Reaction: The Blueprint for Diversity and Inclusion in the Legal Profession After SFFA in Volume 104 of the Boston Law Review. The abstract is excerpted here: This Article…
Davis+Gilbert PERKS
Accenture Faces Gender Discrimination and Retaliation Suit Citing DEI Goals
Earlier this week, a senior manager filed a suit against Accenture LLP in Illinois federal court, alleging failure to promote based on his gender, and retaliation after lodging a complaint…
HR Law Watch
Court Permanently Blocks DOL from Enforcing DEI Certification Provisions
By Brian D. Pedrow, Shirley S. Lou-Magnuson, Brenna McLaughlin
In our previous post, we discussed the nationwide temporary restraining order issued by the United States District Court for the North District of Illinois that temporarily prevented the Department of…
California Employment Law
Hot Topics Webinar: Managing ICE and DEI in Your Workplace!
You are invited! On April 23, 2025, from Noon to 1:00 p.m. PST, our team will present a free webinar explaining how employers can prepare for surprise visits by U.S.…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
Gates Foundation Bends to Anti-DEI Threat to Tax Exemption
The people responsible for Students for Fair Admissions have turned their attention to charitable tax exemption. Everybody knew this was coming. They argue the Supreme Court concluded that admissions policies…
The Right Coast
None of these goals are illegal : Universities struggle to respond to funding threats – POLITICO
Public universities are quickly backtracking on decades of diversity initiatives to avoid the ire of the Trump administration and protect billions in federal funding even though there s little evidence…