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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
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HR Law Watch
EEOC Files Rare Discrimination Lawsuit on Behalf of White Male Employee
By Cecilia Nieto, Brian D. Pedrow, Shirley S. Lou-Magnuson
Consistent with its recently announced National Enforcement Plan to ferret out what the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) regards as unlawful DEI activities, on May 5, 2026, the agency filed…
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
How Inclusion Can Repair Corporate Governance
By Renholding
Contrary to the popular narrative, leading firms, supported by overwhelming shareholder majorities, have maintained their commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). The reason is simple—inclusive practices improve corporate governance.…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
Court Stops USDA From Enforcing Funding Conditions Tied to DEI, Women’s Sports
By By T. Scott Kelly, Nonnie L. Shivers
Quick Hits On June 5, 2026, the federal district court granted a preliminary injunction requested by twenty states and Washington, D.C., which are challenging the USDA’s conditions requiring funding recipients…
Gov Con Employment Exchange
States Challenge Federal Contractor DEI Executive Order
By Scott M. Pechaitis, Jeremy S. Schneider
Nineteen states and the District of Columbia have filed a lawsuit challenging the federal government’s rollout of Executive Order (EO) 14398, “Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors.” The coalition of…
A Lawyer Writes
A city named ‘Sue’
A lady chief justice addressed a lady mayor of London for the first time last night at the City of London’s annual dinner for HM judges. Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill…
The D&O Diary
New Challenge to Federal Contractor DEI Restrictions and D&O Impact
By Sarah Abrams
A recent multi-state lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's anti-DEI mandate highlights a major shift in the ongoing ESG backlash tracked by The D&O Diary. The case alleges that federal contractors…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
The FAR’s DEI Clause Reaches Federal Leases and Concessions
By By: Cameron W. Ellis, T. Scott Kelly
Quick Hits On June 25, 2026, GSA published a notice confirming that Executive Order 14398, applies to “all non-FAR based-contracts,” with GSA, including real property leases, concession contracts, and outleases.…
Government Contracts Navigator
Federal Contractors Face Uncertainty as Multi-State Coalition Challenges Executive Order 14398’s Anti-DEI Contracting Provisions
Dominique L. Casimir and Christina Manfredi McKinley● Overview Federal contractors: take notice. A significant lawsuit recently filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland challenges Executive Order (“EO”) No.…
Eye on Enforcement
States Sue to Block Agencies from Adding Anti-DEI Clauses to Government Contracts
By Erin K. Sullivan, Sarah Chen
On June 10, 2026, nineteen states and the District of Columbia filed suit in the District of Maryland seeking to halt implementation of Executive Order 14398, which was issued on…
Duff on Hospitality Law
Welcome to The Regulatory Check-In: Your Guide to Hospitality Compliance
Hi there — Your first biweekly installment of The Regulatory Check-In is here! If we have not met before, I’m Melia Preedy, a member of the Foster Garvey Hospitality team…