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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
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Belonging at Work
Practicing Belonging: Don’t assume that everyone thinks the same – engage with people, be flexible, and build your firm culture around the people you have.
By Peter Sloan
I met Dan Cranshaw for coffee and breakfast at Billie’s Grocery. If you know Dan, you understand he is extraordinary – a wise soul, a people-person, and a connector, with…
The Right Coast
A Lesson in DEI Failure From Britain – WSJ
It s hard to say what DEI even means: The terms diversity, inclusion (and other associated terminology) are conceptually ambiguous, rapidly evolving, and often conflated, the authors note. They point…
Angela Reddock-Wright Blog
2024 Election’s Ongoing Influence on Corporate DEI Strategies Unveiled—Here’s What Lies Ahead
The Faculty Lounge
Save the Date: Third Annual Olivas Summer Writing Institute…
Good People, This summer, the Faculty Recruitment Initiative, a group dedicated to assist aspiring legal academics is hosting its summer writing institute--this year we are going live and online. Live…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
Women’s History Month Spotlight: A Q&A With Ogletree Shareholder Amanda T. Quan
By By Amanda T. Quan, Hera S. Arsen Ph.D.
Amanda is recognized in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® for Employment Law – Management, and Litigation – Labor and Employment, and she was named as one…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
DEI Under Scrutiny, Part IX: Alabama Bans Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Programs and Departments for Public Institutions
By By T. Scott Kelly, Kimberly S. Davis, Publisher, Morgan Pike Epperson
Quick Hits Alabama’s act banning DEI programs in public institutions will become effective on October 1, 2024. The act forbids public entities, including state agencies, local boards of education, and…
The Securities Law Blog
SEC’s OMWI FY 2023 Annual Report Highlights the Agency’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility Initiatives and Progress
As part of its continuing efforts to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion with regulated entities, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of Minority and Women Inclusion (OMWI) published two reports:…
Belonging at Work
What the backlash against DEI teaches us about the practice of Belonging
By Peter Sloan
This is the second draft of this post. The first was a point-by-point evisceration of anti-"woke" state laws, anti-LGBTQ+ laws, "critical race theory" accusations, book-banning, curriculum-whitewashing, the 1776 Commission, and…
Jaffe Blog
DEI is Not Just Race and Gender
I am a half-Asian woman. By legal industry standards, I’m “diverse.” While I certainly have experienced bias in the past (and still do in my everyday life), I generally don’t…
Ohio Employer Law Blog
Does DEI training create a hostile work environment?
"You can't force me to sit through DEI training! I'm White. It creates a racially hostile work environment." That's what one employee recently argued in a racial harassment lawsuit he…