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“Listen In” to Allison Manswell as She Talks About Her Impactful Book on Race Relations
Augusta Baker: Twentieth Century Librarian, Author, and Champion of Inclusive Literature
#WorkforceWednesday: OFCCP Guidance on Diversity Training, Starbucks’ Diversity Plan, Time Off to Vote - Employment Law This Week®
Education institutions seeking to advance the goals of respect, understanding, and appreciation of differences are being targeted by adversaries, and institutional efforts are being twisted into attacks on “wokeness”, and...more
Bricker Graydon is proud to present "Candid Conversations," a dialogue series created to highlight and celebrate underrepresented groups and their cultures, facilitated by Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer, Dr....more
Bricker & Eckler is proud to present "Candid Conversations," a dialogue series created to highlight and celebrate underrepresented groups and their cultures, facilitated by Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer, Dr....more
The 2022 proxy season has highlighted shareholders’ ever-growing focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). In 2021, a new trend emerged as 13 shareholder proposals were filed calling on companies to conduct “civil...more
2022 marks 40 years since Vincent Chin’s brutal murder. The legal injustice that ensued from Chin’s death compelled the Asian American community into action and served as the impetus for Asian American activism. ...more
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
In the waning days of the 2022 legislative session, the Florida Legislature passed Committee Substitute for House Bill 7 (CS/HB 7), which would limit workplace training and instructional materials and practices bearing on...more
"Be kind but firm." This is advice I received from a judge for whom I clerked when I asked for his guidance on how to deal with what I perceived to be implicit bias while deposing an opposing party's expert. The expert, a...more
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
We are just beginning to move into what we hope will be a “post-COVID” world. At the same time, responding to race-related tragedies, companies are struggling with how to address the structural inequities infecting our...more
CITY HALL - Budget Hearings Begin - On Monday, budget season officially began as City Council asked questions of the Kenney administration. Gun violence, racial equity, proposed tax reductions, and economic recovery were...more
Welcome to our blog! I had something completely different in mind for my inaugural blog post - but sometimes the best laid plans must give way to the times. I was raised being told that there are three things you never...more
The last year has seen urgent discussions concerning racism, discrimination, police violence, inequality, and social justice come to the forefront of life in the United States. Corporate America – and its brands – responded...more
In 2020 alone, there were nearly 20 highly publicized incidents of flagrant racism on construction jobsites throughout North America, ranging from workers of color finding nooses hung in the workplace to racist graffiti. Many...more
“Listen In” to Allison Manswell as she talks with Vanessa Kelly about her impactful book on race relations: “Listen In: Crucial Conversations on Race in the Workplace,” its relevance today, and why now is the right time to...more
Tune In - Downtown Minneapolis is preparing for Minnesota’s first live broadcast, high-profile trial. Jury selection is set to begin on Monday in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. Chauvin is...more
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
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
By Furia Rubel Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans. It provides designated time to recognize African Americans’ central role in U.S. history. Also known as African American...more
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
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
Black Lives Matter! The Killing of George Floyd! Taking a Knee! The current and historic legacy of discrimination based on race and gender is on the front pages of our papers and our digital news feeds. It also should be...more
The national conversation about racism and the need for social justice reached a boiling point after the death of George Floyd in May. Since then, law firms have been ramping efforts around what they can do to demonstrate...more
Commentators are speculating on how quickly the Biden Administration may reverse course on three (3) of 2020’s significant developments at the Office for Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”)...more