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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
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Labor and Employment Law Insights
EEOC Technical Assistance Documents on DEI Programs Increase Pressure on Employers
By Former Attorney Tracey O'Brien, Former Attorney Tracy Wolf, Erik Eisenmann
On March 19, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Public Affairs issued a press release announcing two technical assistance documents jointly released by the U.S. Equal Employment…
Pierson Ferdinand Blog
DEI and The Law—A Chat With Chai Feldblum
Join me and my employment law partner Eric Meyer for a special Zoom session featuring former EEOC Commissioner Chai Feldblum, who helped shape modern anti-discrimination and -harassment workplace law and policy.Chai Feldblum…
The Faculty Lounge
Nimitz Library, US Naval Academy
Nimitz Library removed nearly 400 books. Not really. Among others, this is removed: Reginald Horsman's Josiah Nott of Mobile: Southerner, Physician, and Racial Theorist (1987). I am familiar with this,…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
Former EEOC Officials Defend DEI Programs in Response to Acting Chair’s Technical Assistance
By By T. Scott Kelly, Simone R.D. Francis, Publisher, Zachary V. Zagger
Quick Hits A group of former EEOC officials has issued a statement asserting that employers can implement specific DEI programs without violating antidiscrimination laws, despite recent technical assistance from the…
GovCon & Trade
Changes to Government Contracting and Grants Under the Trump Administration
By Richard Arnholt, Adam Briscoe
We recently authored an article for Federal News Network discussing how to navigate Trump administration changes to government contracting and grants. The Trump administration’s executive orders to date have served…
Government Contracts & Investigations Blog
How Far Do They Reach? Four Issues Entities Should Consider When Analyzing the Trump Administration Executive Orders Related to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
By Christopher Loveland, Daniel Alvarado
The Trump Administration Executive Orders related to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (“DEI”), Executive Order 14170 (Reforming the Federal Hiring Process and Restoring Merit to Government Service) and Executive Order 14173…
Government Contracts & Investigations Blog
Trump DEI Executive Orders – Impacts on Small Businesses and Small Business Subcontracting
On January 20 and 21, 2025, President Trump signed two executive orders focused on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs: EO 14151, “Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and…
Government Contracts & Investigations Blog
What Should Contractors and Grant Recipients do in Response to the DEI Executive Orders?
In Part 1 of our blog series, we outlined the Trump Administration’s new Executive Orders (“EOs”) on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (“DEI”) and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (“DEIA”) programs, and…
Government Contracts & Investigations Blog
The Trump Administration’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Executive Orders: A Brief Primer
By Ariel Debin Collinsworth, Ryan Roberts
The first 100 days of President Trump’s second term have been action-packed with the President issuing 43 Executive Orders within hours of his inauguration – and an additional 46 that…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Study Shows Gender Gap in Class Counsel in Multidistrict Litigation
By Tracy Thomas
Alissa Del Riego, The Class Counsel Draft Gender Gap: An Analysis of Class Counsel Applicants The vast multidistrict litigation (“MDL”) and class counsel gender gap has caused much alarm in the…