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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
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Employment Law Lookout
Eleventh Circuit Strikes Down Florida Ban on Company’s “Woke” Diversity Training
By Annette Tyman, Brandon L. Dixon, and Elizabeth L. Humphrey Seyfarth Synopsis: The Eleventh Circuit recently issued an opinion blocking the enforcement of Florida's "anti-woke" law. The Court struck down…
Labor & Employment Report
Wiping the (Diverse Candidate) Slate Clean?
By Fiona W. Ong
In the aftermath of the Supreme Court's decision rejecting affirmative action in college admissions, there have been well-publicized attacks on corporate diversity initiatives. And now the conservative advocacy group, America…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Second Circuit Says Organization Must Identify Harmed Members to Challenge Corporate Diversity Program
The Second Circuit ruled this week that a membership organization lacked standing to challenge a corporate diversity program when it failed to disclose the names of its allegedly harmed members,…
Ohio Employer Law Blog
“DEI” is not a 4-letter word
"DEI" is not a 4-letter word … no matter what some people want you to believe. Companies such as Sherwin-Williams are scrapping their internal use of the words "Diversity," "Equity,"…
Belonging at Work
What the DEI business case reveals about the practice of Belonging
By Peter Sloan
The business case for diversity, equity, and inclusion has been well-established for years now. For example, McKinsey reports in 2015, 2018, 2020, and 2023 document how companies with gender and…
Corporate Defense and Disputes
Eleventh Circuit Affirms Injunction Against Florida Statute Concerning Mandatory Diversity Training
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed an injunction against enforcement of portions of Florida’s “anti-woke” law, which prohibits employers from requiring employees to attend training sessions…
Employment Law Lookout
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENT: Tracee Davis and Grayson Moronta will Speak on Coalition of Women’s Initiatives in Law Panel on the State of DE&I in Law Firms and Companies
Tracee Davis, a commercial litigation partner in Seyfarth's New York office, will be speaking on the Coalition of Women's Initiatives in Law panel on the state of DE&I in law…
Simple Justice
Oral Argument Time, By Identity
To be fair, few motions are won at oral argument, though more are lost by a poor argument or an inadvertent admission. The serious argument is set forth in the…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
DEI Under Scrutiny, Part VII: Re-examining the Implementation of ‘Rooney Rule’ Diverse Slate Initiatives
By Publisher, Linda S. Goldman, Zachary V. Zagger
Quick Hits The NFL’s Rooney Rule—designed to ensure that minority and women candidates are considered for certain coaching and/or senior-level positions—is facing a legal challenge alleging it is unlawfully discriminatory.…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
DEI Under Scrutiny, Part VI: Supreme Court Declines to Hear Case Over Race-Neutral Measures Allegedly Intended to Increase Racial Diversity
By By: Linda S. Goldman, T. Scott Kelly, Publisher, Zachary V. Zagger
Quick Hits The Supreme Court declined to review a case in which a group of parents aligned with activist group Pacific Legal Foundation challenged race-neutral admissions at a selective public…