As the entire public and private sector adjust to the Trump Administration's attack on programs focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion ("DEI"), colleges and universities are in a difficult position. Like federal...more
4/3/2025
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Recipients of federal funding now have broad mandates but little guidance from the Trump Administration about employer DEI programs.
Trump's new Executive Order "Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based...more
2/10/2025
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On January 20, the White House released an Executive Order Ending Radical And Wasteful Government DEI Programs And Preferencing. This order rescinded the Biden-era pro-DEI orders, including the mandate for federal agencies to...more
1/27/2025
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Vicky Slade is an employment lawyer at Davis Wright Tremaine LLP and co-leads the firm's DEI Counseling Practice. Vicky has extensive experience and training in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, including an Advanced...more
The Supreme Court made it easier for claimants to assert discrimination claims under Title VII in its April 17 ruling in Muldrow v. City of St. Louis, et al. Previously, courts required a plaintiff to show that a workplace...more
5/2/2024
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With the recent spate of legal challenges against DEI initiatives, business leaders are being forced to balance their commitment to principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion with the risk of costly and time-consuming...more
Sometime in the next few days, the Supreme Court will issue its decision in two cases challenging race-conscious university admissions policies, Students for Fair Admission v. President and Fellows of Harvard College and...more