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President Trump Issues Executive Order to Curtail the Use of Disparate Impact Liability Under Federal Anti-Discrimination Law

On April 23, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed Executive Order 14281, Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy (the “EO”), which aims to eliminate disparate impact as a theory of liability for unlawful...more

5/7/2025 / Civil Rights Act , Constitutional Challenges , Department of Justice (DOJ) , Disparate Impact , Employment Discrimination , Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) , Executive Orders , Title VI , Title VII , Trump Administration

EEOC Technical Guidance Warns Against DEI-Related Discrimination at Work

On March 19, 2025, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued two technical assistance guidance documents (found here and here) focused on educating “the public about how well-established civil rights...more

3/24/2025 / Anti-Discrimination Policies , Civil Rights Act , Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) , Employment Discrimination , Employment Policies , Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) , Executive Orders , Reverse Discrimination , SCOTUS , Title VII

Governor Pritzker’s Latest Executive Order Calls for Employers to Reevaluate and Implement Illinois Department of Commerce and...

On Friday evening, May 29, 2020, Governor Pritzker issued an Executive Order stating that businesses “must follow” the detailed Phase 3 reopening guidance recently published by the Department of Commerce and Economic...more

6/1/2020 / Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Employee Training , Employer Responsibilities , Executive Orders , Governor Pritzker , Health and Safety , Re-Opening Guidelines

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