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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
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State AG Blog
Florida Attorney General Announces Investigation Into Proxy Advisors’ ESG and DEI Policies as Unfair Trade Practices or Antitrust Violations
By Toni Michelle Jackson, Derick D. Dailey, Drake Morgan
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is investigating two leading proxy advisors’ advice involving the consideration of ESG and DEI to determine if the advice constitutes deceptive or unfair trade practices…
Consumer Finance Monitor
CFPB seeking to reverse Townstone settlement, saying bureau ‘abused its power’
By Richard J. Andreano, Jr., John L. Culhane, Jr.
Saying that the bureau under the Biden Administration abused its power, the CFPB is seeking to reverse its settlement with Townstone Financial. “CFPB abused its power, used radical ‘equity’ arguments…
GovCon & Trade
Trump Administration Revises SBA’s Small Business Goals
On January 24, the SBA announced updated small business contracting goals for fiscal year 2025, significantly decreasing some goals and standardizing targets across federal agencies. These changes bring the small…
World of Employment
Federal Court of Appeals Stays Preliminary Injunction on Trump DEI Executive Orders
By Brent Hamilton, Karen O'Connor
On Friday, March 14, 2025, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals lifted a preliminary injunction on President Trump’s Executive Orders regarding DEI. In concurring opinions, the judges expressed varying levels…
Government Contractor Compliance & Regulatory Update
Department of Labor Announces Appointment of New OFCCP Director
By Guy Brenner, Olympia Karageorgiou
On March 24, 2025, the Department of Labor announced the appointment of Catherine Eschbach as Director of OFCCP. Direct Eschbach joins the agency after serving as an appellate lawyer in…
Employment Law Worldview
What next for Diversity and Inclusion initiatives in Financial Services? (UK)
By David Whincup, Laura Nelson
As was widely reported in the press, the FCA and Prudential Regulation Authority both recently issued announcements (FCA announcement / PRA announcement), the contents of which are variously being reported…
Canadian Lawyer Mag
How Devin Persaud led the South Asian Bar Association during the legal profession’s diversity shift
The Top 25 lawyer spoke to the CL Talk podcast about SABA's pandemic pivot and broadening its reach
Ogletree Deakins Insights
Catherine Eschbach Named OFCCP Director Amid Executive Order 11246 Rollback
By By: Lauren B. Hicks, T. Scott Kelly
Quick Hits Catherine Eschbach has been named director of OFCCP to “oversee its transition to its new scope of mission.” OFCCP will enforce EO 14173’s revocation of EO 11246, Eschbach…
Law and the Workplace
EEOC and DOJ Release Guidance on DEI and Workplace Discrimination
By Steven J. Pearlman, Melanie Speight, Brenna McLean
On March 19, 2025, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) and the U.S. Department of Justice issued two technical assistance documents discussing how the agencies view and define Diversity,…
Law School Academic Support Blog
Weaponizing Diversity Does Not Curtail Our Obligations to Future Lawyers
Despite Executive branch attempts to illegalize inclusion, there are still accreditation standards in place that require law schools to provide education to law students on bias, cross-cultural competency, and racism…