In our October 2023 alert on Defending Litigation Attacks on DEI Programs: A Status Update, we advised to “stay tuned” regarding a pending motion to dismiss filed by Amazon in response to a class action complaint challenging...more
Last month, two courts reached different conclusions about the legality of companies’ diversity equity and inclusion (DEI) programs under Section 1981. The cases display different tactics and defenses and raise questions...more
As we noted in our prior alert, the American Alliance for Equal Rights (Alliance), following the U.S. Supreme Court’s June opinion in Students for Fair Admissions vs. Harvard (SFFA), has sued two large law firms alleging that...more
On June 29, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College, No. 20-1199, and Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. University of North Carolina et al., No....more
7/7/2023
/ Affirmative Action ,
Civil Rights Act ,
College Admissions ,
Diversity ,
Educational Institutions ,
Equal Protection ,
Fourteenth Amendment ,
Race Discrimination ,
SCOTUS ,
Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard College ,
Students for Fair Admissions v University of North Carolina ,
Title VI ,
Title VII
On June 11, 2019, Alabama’s governor, Kay Ivey, signed equal pay legislation (the “Act”), which goes into effect on September 1, 2019. Alabama now joins a growing number of states, including California, Colorado, Maryland,...more
6/14/2019
/ Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Double Damages ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Pay ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Private Right of Action ,
Race Discrimination ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
State Labor Laws ,
Transparency ,
Wage and Hour