The change in presidential administration has had an immediate impact on the diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”) space, with President Donald Trump issuing several new executive orders regarding DEI and federal...more
1/27/2025
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Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Diversity ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Employees ,
OFCCP ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Trump Administration
A flurry of recent lawsuits in the wake of the Supreme Court’s June decision on affirmative action have further muddied the waters for public companies trying to thread their way through competing interests....more
8/16/2023
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Annual Reports ,
Civil Rights Act ,
College Admissions ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Discrimination ,
Diversity ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Kellogg Company ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Reverse Discrimination ,
Risk Mitigation ,
SCOTUS ,
Shareholder Activism ,
Shareholders ,
Target
In a long-awaited decision, the Supreme Court ruled yesterday, June 29, that race-based admissions practices at public and private universities and colleges violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment....more
7/5/2023
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Civil Rights Act ,
College Admissions ,
Colleges ,
Diversity ,
Educational Institutions ,
Equal Protection ,
Fourteenth Amendment ,
Judicial Review ,
Race Discrimination ,
SCOTUS ,
Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard College ,
Students for Fair Admissions v University of North Carolina ,
Title VII ,
Universities
While we await the Supreme Court’s decision in two cases involving a challenge to race-conscious admissions practices at institutions of higher learning (Students for Fair Admissions Inc. v. President & Fellows of Harvard...more
6/27/2023
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Best Practices ,
College Admissions ,
Diversity ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Educational Institutions ,
Employment Policies ,
Race Discrimination ,
SCOTUS ,
Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard College ,
Students for Fair Admissions v University of North Carolina