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A Coalition of State Attorneys General Issues DEI Guidance in Response to Executive Order

On February 13, 2025, a coalition of 16 state attorneys general issued Multi-State Guidance Concerning Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Employment Initiatives (the “Multi-State AG Guidance”). The Multi-State AG...more

2/19/2025 / Affirmative Action , Anti-Discrimination Policies , Civil Rights Act , Diversity , Employment Discrimination , Employment Policies , Executive Orders , New Guidance , State Attorneys General , State Labor Laws

President Trump Issues Executive Order Targeting Policies and Practices Designed to Ensure Equal Opportunity

On January 21, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order entitled Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity (the “Executive Order”), which eradicates the federal government’s diversity, equity...more

1/28/2025 / Affirmative Action , Anti-Discrimination Policies , Department of Labor (DOL) , Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) , Employment Discrimination , Executive Orders , Federal Contractors , OFCCP , Trump Administration , Whistleblowers

Massachusetts Rules Medical Marijuana Use May Be a Reasonable Accommodation Under State’s Handicap Discrimination Statute

..The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has determined that it may be a reasonable accommodation under the state anti-discrimination law for a handicapped employee to use medical marijuana, if certified by a physician,...more

7/19/2017 / Anti-Discrimination Policies , Disability Discrimination , Employer Liability Issues , Employment Discrimination , Hiring & Firing , MA Supreme Judicial Court , Medical Marijuana , Physicians , Reasonable Accommodation

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