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ONE Connection | Yvette McGee Brown on the Historic SCOTUS Nomination

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A View on the SCOTUS Nomination From One First to Another What will it mean to be the first Black woman justice on the U.S. Supreme Court? The day her name is announced, she becomes a major public figure. The bright...more

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Remember This On Juneteenth

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On this Juneteenth, we honor the emancipation of enslaved African Americans, knowing that it is now an official federal holiday. U.S. President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act on the 17th of...more

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OFCCP Week In Review: May 2021 #4

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Jennifer Polcer. In today’s edition, they...more

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Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines, May 2021 # 2

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In Washington: The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it supports a proposal to waive international patent protections for COVID-19 vaccines.  U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said in a statement that the...more

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Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines, March 2021 # 14

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In Washington: The Senate on Thursday confirmed California Attorney General Xavier Becerra (D) as Secretary of Health and Human Services by a 50-49 vote. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) was the only Republican to vote in favor of...more

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Last Gasps and Opening Salvos: The End and Beginning of a New Era in Title IX, Part 2

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President Joseph Biden has been in office for over three weeks, bringing more changes in the realm of Title IX. Where are we now, what do we need to know and do, and what is expected to come? ...more

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President Biden Issues Executive Order Addressing Sexism and Structural Racism, and Rescinding the Trump Administration’s...

On January 20, 2021, President Biden signed an executive order entitled “On Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government.”  The Executive Order initially recognizes that...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Financial Daily Dose 2.10.2021 | Top Story: U.S. Drops Plans to Force TikTok Sale to Oracle and Walmart

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After months of drama that we dutifully catalogued right here, the U.S. plan to “force the sale of TikTok’s American operations” to Oracle and Walmart “has been shelved indefinitely.” The forced sale has “languished since...more

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Biden Administration Revokes Diversity Training Restrictions and Takes Further Actions to Address Diverse Groups

President Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s flurry of executive actions upon his inauguration into office signals diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) as a significant area of focus for the administration. As of January 26, 2021,...more

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President Biden's Executive Actions: Focus on Diversity and Equity

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Hours after his inauguration on January 20, 2021, President Biden signed 17 executive actions covering a wide range of issues, including several focused on discrimination and racial justice, immigration, and environmental...more

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President Biden Undoes Limits on Contractor Diversity and Inclusion Training

Among his first flurry of executive orders signed after taking office, President Joe Biden reversed a Trump administration order that limited the type of diversity and inclusion training federal agencies and contractors could...more

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Equity-Focused Executive Orders Telling for Businesses Interacting with US Government

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President Joe Biden’s first days in office have focused heavily on issues of diversity, inclusion, equity, and human rights as applied across federal agencies and programs. We anticipate that this pattern will continue and...more

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The Fierce Urgency for GCs to Promote Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Response to the Biden Administration & Compliance Best...

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Joe Biden has now been sworn in as the 46th President of the United States of America.  Within a few hours of taking office, on January 20, 2021, the Biden Administration rescinded former President Trump’s Executive Order...more

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Spotlight on Biden Administration's Immediate Actions Focusing on Healthcare

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On his first days in office, President Joe Biden is expected to sign a flurry of executive actions, some of which will reverse decisions made by his predecessor, President Donald Trump. The first few Biden Administration...more

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Biden Revokes Trump Executive Order on Diversity and Inclusion, Adopts Policies “Advancing Racial Equity” and Extending LGBT...

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President Biden signed a flurry of executive orders on January 20, 2021, his first day in office, a number of which rescinded or revised the prior administration’s executive orders and policies with regard to equity in the...more

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Biden Administration Early Executive Actions: Update for Government Contractors

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On January 20, 2021, the first day of the Biden Administration, the President took several executive actions that affect government contractors. The President is expected to sign an additional Executive Order (EO) today that...more

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Biden Administration Rescinds Prohibitions on Diversity and Inclusion Training By Government Contractors and Grantees

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The Biden Administration did not waste time in rescinding former President Trump’s controversial Executive Order 13950, which limited the ability of federal government contractors and grantees to conduct certain types of...more

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Federal Court Blocks Trump’s Controversial Workplace Diversity Training Order Nationwide

In response to 2020’s continued accounts of brutality and discrimination against Black people, and the corresponding wave of demands for accountability and racial justice, organizations across the country began implementing...more

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How the Change in US Administration May Affect the Sports Industry

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President-elect Joseph Biden has indicated that he will make significant changes to the policies and practices of the prior administration that will impact the public and employers, including in the sports industry....more

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