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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
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Inside Jobs
EEOC Technical Assistance: “What You Should Know About DEI-Related Discrimination at Work”
By Lindsay Burke, Evan Parness, Carolyn Rashby, Amanda Michalski
On March 19, 2025, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) released two “technical assistance” documents titled, “What You Should Know About DEI-Related Discrimination at Work” and “What To Do If…
Ohio Employer Law Blog
EEOC issues guidance on "DEI-related discrimination," but doesn’t bother to define it
What is "DEI-related discrimination at work?" No one knows, including the EEOC. Late yesterday, the EEOC released two new policy documents aimed at eliminating "unlawful DEI" in the workplace: What…
Inside Government Contracts
Timeline of Key Developments Related to Recent Executive Actions as of March 19, 2025
By Scott A. Freling, Jay Carey, Kayleigh Scalzo, Jennifer Plitsch, Lindsay Burke, Michael Wagner, Victoria Skiera
During his first eight weeks in office, President Trump has taken numerous executive actions likely to impact federal government contractors and grant recipients. This timeline highlights key developments pertaining to…
Blank Rome Workplace
DEI Litigation Whiplash: Appellate Court Allows the Government to Move Forward with Challenged DEI-Related Executive Orders
Brooke T. Iley and Dominique L. Casimir ● Uncertainty for companies when making business decisions is a new norm. Tariffs aren’t going to be the only thing that is on again…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
EEOC Answers Questions About What Constitutes Illegal DEI Programs
Quick Hits The EEOC recently issued two documents to clarify what the Trump administration considers to be illegal DEI programs. According to these documents, discrimination may occur if race, sex,…
Labor & Employment Insights
What’s the Latest News with DEI?
By Cortlin Bond, Anne R. Yuengert
As you know, there’s been a frenzy around DEI initiatives this year in the of wake President Trump’s executive orders regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. We addressed the executive…
Global Policy Watch
Federal Appeals Court Reinstates Provisions of DEI Executive Orders
By Lindsay Burke, Evan Parness, Carolyn Rashby, Alex Thomson
As explained in a prior blog post, on January 21, 2025, President Trump signed Executive Order 14173 (“Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity”) (the “EO”), establishing new requirements for federal contractors and…
Hall Benefits Law Blog
Walmart Rolls Back DEI Policies, Faces Backlash from State AGs and Shareholders
By Anne Hall
As many large American companies such as McDonald’s, Google, and Microsoft, have abandoned their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs over the past few months, Walmart has followed suit. However,…
The Contractor's Perspective
Fourth Circuit Stays Preliminary Injunction That Blocked Key Portions of Anti-DEI Executive Orders
By Michael Schrier, Former Attorney Tracey O'Brien, Nora Evans
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has temporarily stayed a nationwide injunction, allowing the federal government to enforce provisions of Executive Orders 14173 and 14151, which restrict…
Canadian Lawyer Mag
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission investigates US law firms over DEI policies
The firms to be examined include Perkins Coie, Hogan Lovells, Ropes & Gray, and WilmerHale