The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the creation of the Civil Rights Fraud Initiative in a Memorandum issued on May 19, 2025. According to the Memorandum, the Initiative is an enforcement effort that will use the...more
6/2/2025
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On January 21, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order (EO) 14173, titled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity.” The EO raises significant new considerations for private companies and...more
On March 19, 2025, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), jointly issued technical assistance documents “focused on educating the public about unlawful discrimination...more
WHAT: The U.S. Court of Appeals panel has stayed a preliminary injunction that the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland had issued covering parts of two Executive Orders: EO 14151, “Ending Radical and Wasteful...more
On February 26, 2025, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Andrew Ferguson issued a memorandum directing the FTC to form a Joint Labor Task Force to prioritize efforts to combat deceptive, unfair, and anti-competitive...more
On January 21, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) titled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity.” Consistent with the EO titled “Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI...more
1/27/2025
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Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Compliance ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Executive Orders ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
OFCCP ,
Race Discrimination ,
Trump Administration
On January 21, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) titled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity.” This EO raises significant new considerations for companies across the United...more
1/27/2025
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Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Compliance ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Executive Orders ,
Title VII ,
Trump Administration
On December 11, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, in a lengthy opinion, vacated the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) approval of Nasdaq’s board diversity rules in Alliance for Fair...more
12/24/2024
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Arbitrary and Capricious ,
Board of Directors ,
Cybersecurity ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Diversity ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
En Banc Review ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Nasdaq ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Vacated
Election season is officially over, but the tension surrounding discussions about the candidates and the issues in American society is unlikely to end soon. That tension is extending beyond dinner tables and social...more
11/19/2024
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Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Federal Elections ,
First Amendment ,
Free Speech ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
NLRA ,
Political Speech ,
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Wage and Hour