On July 29, 2025, Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a Memorandum to all Federal Agencies (“Memorandum”) with “guidance for recipients of federal funding regarding unlawful discrimination.” The guidance says it “clarif[ies]”...more
8/8/2025
/ Affirmative Action ,
Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Colleges ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Educational Institutions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Funding ,
Race Discrimination ,
Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard College ,
Universities
President Donald J. Trump on Tuesday issued a sweeping Executive Order (the Order), entitled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity,” which impacts Federal contractors and grantees as well as...more
Virginia employers should be aware of several new employment laws that have taken effect in the commonwealth in 2021. These laws create protections against employment discrimination based on disability and military status and...more
As explained in greater detail in a prior alert, Virginia has enacted a number of new employment laws that increase employee rights and protections. Most of these new laws took effect on July 1, 2020....more
7/27/2020
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Arbitration ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Labor Disputes ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Title VII
On June 14, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit rejected the argument that a university should be entitled to special academic deference in employment discrimination claims concerning...more
7/10/2019
/ Agency Deference ,
Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Appeals ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Human Rights Act ,
Tenure ,
Title VII ,
Universities
Employers facing a determination by the OFCCP (Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs) that they have violated the anti-discrimination laws applicable to federal contractors often confront a black box when trying to...more