President Trump's orders targeting "woke gender ideology" do not change existing employment protections for LGBTQ employees, though threats to federal funding remain ambiguous.
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and many...more
2/17/2025
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Bostock v Clayton County Georgia ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Executive Orders ,
LGBTQ ,
SCOTUS ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
State Labor Laws ,
Title VII ,
Trump Administration
On January 20, the White House released an Executive Order Ending Radical And Wasteful Government DEI Programs And Preferencing. This order rescinded the Biden-era pro-DEI orders, including the mandate for federal agencies to...more
1/27/2025
/ Affirmative Action ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Compliance ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Office of Personnel Management (OPM) ,
Race Discrimination ,
Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard College ,
Title VII
Vicky Slade is an employment lawyer at Davis Wright Tremaine LLP and co-leads the firm's DEI Counseling Practice. Vicky has extensive experience and training in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, including an Advanced...more