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Key Takeaways - The Declaration. Secretary Kennedy’s declaration concludes that pediatric gender-affirming care does not constitute a “safe and effective treatment” and that practitioners who furnish such services fall...more
Bloomberg Law has just reported that the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission voted to rescind guidance on transgender discrimination that was issued during the Biden Administration. As I reported on Friday, the EEOC...more
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On May 19, 2025, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced its Civil Rights Fraud Initiative (the “CRFI”). As discussed in our post related to that announcement, the CRFI mobilizes federal, state, and local law enforcement...more
DOJ follows through on warning about “illegal DEI.” The U.S. Department of Justice filed suit against the State of Minnesota, alleging that the state’s hiring laws discriminate on the basis of race and sex. The...more
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The California Civil Rights Department (CRD) has published preliminary templates and guidance in the form of frequently asked questions (FAQs) for the 2025 California pay reporting cycle, which is expected to open in early...more
On January 14, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued a proposed rule that would repeal its Fair Housing Act (FHA or Act) “discriminatory effects” (disparate impact) regulations and leave the development...more
On December 29, 2025, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a request with the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs within the Office of Management and Budget asking for authorization to cancel...more
In a prior installment of this blog post we outlined the law that all Arkansas school administrators should know about service animals. Now we turn to a slightly less clear issue that comes up quite frequently: the...more
