On July 29, 2025, Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a memorandum titled “Guidance for Recipients of Federal Funding Regarding Unlawful Discrimination” (the “Memorandum”), responding to the federal government’s recent...more
On May 19, 2025, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a memorandum (the “Memorandum”) establishing the Department of Justice’s “Civil Rights Fraud Initiative” (the “Initiative”). The program “will utilize the False...more
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On November 2, 2020, LGBT advocacy groups filed the second challenge to President Trump’s recent Executive Order on “Combatting Race and Sex Stereotyping” (the “Order”). Like the first lawsuit, this lawsuit...more
11/5/2020
/ Bias ,
Diversity ,
Due Process ,
Employee Training ,
Equal Protection ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Funding ,
Fifth Amendment ,
First Amendment ,
Free Speech ,
LGBTQ ,
OFCCP ,
Sexual Stereotyping ,
Trump Administration
As of midnight on December 21, 2018, portions of the government have been shut down until Congress is able to pass a spending bill...more
A partial government shutdown may soon be upon us. According to the Washington Post, “[t]he White House and a number of federal agencies have started advanced preparations for a partial government shutdown, as President...more
12/19/2018
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Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
E-Verify ,
Exceptions ,
Federal Budget ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Funding ,
Government Shutdown ,
H-1B ,
OFCCP ,
Political Debates ,
Subcontractors ,
Trump Administration ,
Unemployment Benefits ,
US-Mexico Border Wall ,
WARN Act
On February 12, 2018, the Trump Administration released its proposed fiscal year 2019 budget. As it did last year, the budget proposes significant cuts to the funds allocated to OFCCP....more