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California Judge Halts President Trump’s Workplace Diversity Training Order

You may recall from my earlier blog that a group of organizations and individuals who specialize in the delivery of high-quality health care and other critical services to members of the LGBT community filed suit in...more

Pullman & Comley - Labor, Employment and...

President Trump’s Ban on “Anti-American” Diversity Training Faces Two Legal Challenges

On September 22, 2020, President Trump issued an Executive Order seeking to combat “offensive and anti-American race and sex stereotyping and scapegoating.” [https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/executive-order-13950]  As...more

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The Latest on Executive Order 13950’s Impact on Diversity Training

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Originally published on October 23, 2020, this article was last updated on October 27, 2020. On September 22, 2020, President Trump issued Executive Order 13950, “Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping,” to bar certain topics...more

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Executive Order Puts Federal Contractors and Grant Recipients on Notice: End “Divisive” Diversity Training or Risk Being Barred...

On September 22, 2020, President Trump issued an Executive Order On Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping.  This order expanded a ban on “un-American” racial sensitivity training at federal agencies to now include all federal...more

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OFCCP Publishes Request for Information on Federal Contractor Diversity & Inclusion Training

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The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published a Request for Information (RFI) in the Federal Register, seeking information from federal contractors, federal subcontractors, and their employees regarding...more

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OFCCP Issues Voluntary Request for Information Regarding Diversity and Inclusion Programs

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On October 21, 2020, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance released a Request for Information (RFI) relating to federal contractor and subcontractor training, and the recently issued Executive Order 13950. That order,...more

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OFCCP Request for Information and Stakeholder Call Provide Additional Guidance on Diversity & Inclusion Training Restrictions in...

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On October 21, 2020, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) continued to address the highly-controversial diversity and inclusion (D&I) training restrictions in Executive Order 13950....more

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Unconscious Bias Training Still Permissible Under President Trump's Diversity Training Executive Order

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On September 22, 2020, President Trump signed Executive Order 13950, Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping (the “EO”), which indicates that it seeks to “combat offensive and anti-American race and sex stereotyping and...more

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Recent Administration Actions on Diversity Training and Aspirational Diversity Goals

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The administration has begun taking actions with regard to workplace diversity trainings and representation goals on the basis of race, but clarifies that unconscious bias training is still permissible....more

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DOL Releases “FAQs” on Executive Order 13950 regarding Contractor Diversity and Inclusion Training and Signals Potential Immediate...

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WHAT: On October 7, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) released guidance in the form of frequently asked questions (FAQs) regarding the September 22 Executive Order...more

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OFCCP Issues FAQ Guidance on Diversity & Inclusion and Bias Training Executive Order

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The September 22, 2020, issuance of Executive Order 13950 limiting federal government contractors’ ability to conduct diversity, inclusion, and unconscious or implicit bias training has roiled the contractor community....more

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OFCCP Releases FAQs on Diversity and Inclusion Executive Order

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On October 7, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) released Frequently Asked Questions under the recent Executive Order 13950 regarding diversity and inclusion programs...more

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What Does President Trump's Executive Order on Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping Mean for Government Contractors?

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On September 22, 2020, President Trump signed Executive Order 13950, Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping (the “EO”), which seeks to “combat offensive and anti-American race and sex stereotyping and scapegoating,” and end...more

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Executive Order seeking to regulate “divisive” and “un-American” diversity training raises questions for federal contractors and...

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Many employers have recently looked to their internal workplace training for opportunities to implement or enhance existing employee education on diversity, equity and inclusion. A new Executive Order issued by President...more

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New Executive Order Prohibits Training that "Promotes Race or Sex Stereotyping"

In the wake of the killing of George Floyd and other African Americans by police officers, many government contractors have undertaken social justice initiatives and increased training around unconscious or implicit bias. On...more

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Executive Order Combats Race and Sex Stereotyping

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On September 22, 2020, President Trump signed a new executive order “On Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping.” The new order applies to federal contractors, federal agencies, and federal grant recipients and bans training that...more

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Executive Order Prohibits ‘Divisive’ Workplace Diversity Training by Federal Government, Contractors, and Grantees

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President Donald J. Trump issued an Executive Order on September 22 prohibiting “divisive concepts” in workplace diversity training offered by the federal government, federal contractors, or federal grantees. The order lists...more

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Executive Order On Diversity Training and Promotion of “Divisive Concepts” - Implications for Universities

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On September 22, 2020, President Trump issued a new executive order intended “to combat offensive and anti-American race and sex stereotyping.” The order aims to shape how diversity training is conducted not only within the...more

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Critical Legal Updates for Federal Contractors and Subcontractors

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Executive Order Bans Federal Contractors from Providing Implicit Bias Training - In response to ongoing social justice protests and the heightened sense of awareness pertaining to matters of racial equity, many employers...more

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Executive Order Bans Certain Race and Sensitivity Training Topics in Employment and Education

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On September 22, 2020, President Donald Trump issued a controversial Executive Order “combat[ting] offensive and anti-American race and sex stereotyping and scapegoating” by federal contractors and recipients of federal grant...more

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Executive Order on Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping affects government contractors and grantees

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On September 22, 2020, the Trump administration issued an Executive Order (EO) on Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping, which prohibits or limits “any form of race or sex stereotyping” or “race or sex scapegoating” in...more

Stinson - Government Contracting Matters

New Executive Order May Require Contractors to Review Their Diversity and Inclusion Trainings

On September 22, 2020, President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Combatting Race and Sex Stereotyping that the president purports is necessary to combat the “destructive ideology” that is “rooted in the pernicious...more

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Trump Administration Issues Significant Executive Order: "Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping"

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Seyfarth Synopsis: This week, President Trump issued an Executive Order on "Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping.”  The Executive Order will impact federal contractors, federal agencies and federal grant recipients in certain...more

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New Executive Order Seeks to Regulate Diversity Training by Federal Contractors and Grant Recipients

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On September 22, 2020, the White House released a new executive order, On Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping.  Among other things, the order instructs government contracting agencies to add provisions to government contracts...more

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Executive Order Prohibits Federal Contractors and Grantees From Using Many Forms of Diversity and Implicit Bias Training

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On September 22, 2020, President Trump issued an Executive Order Combatting Race and Sex Stereotyping that will prohibit federal contractors and grantees from engaging in many forms of diversity, inclusion, and implicit bias...more

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