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DOJ Issues Guidance for Recipients of Federal Funding Regarding Unlawful Discrimination

The US Department of Justice released new guidance for recipients of federal funding on July 29, 2025 intended to “clarif[y] the application of federal antidiscrimination laws to programs or initiatives that may involve...more

8/1/2025  /  Anti-Discrimination Policies , Department of Justice (DOJ) , Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) , False Claims Act (FCA) , Federal Funding , New Guidance , Title IX , Title VI , Title VII , Whistleblowers

EEOC and DOJ Issue Guidance on Discrimination Related to DEI under Title VII

The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and US Department of Justice (DOJ) issued two guidance documents on March 19, 2025 detailing their views on discrimination related to diversity, equity, and inclusion...more

3/21/2025  /  Anti-Discrimination Policies , Civil Rights Act , Department of Justice (DOJ) , Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) , Employment Discrimination , Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) , Executive Orders , Federal Contractors , Retaliation , Title VII

Federal Judge Temporarily Halts Enforcement of Executive Orders Related to DEI

A federal district court in Maryland issued a preliminary nationwide injunction on February 21 that temporarily halts enforcement of elements of Executive Orders 14151 and 14173. Most notably for federal contractors and...more

2/28/2025  /  Constitutional Challenges , Department of Justice (DOJ) , Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) , Executive Orders , False Claims Act (FCA) , Federal Contractors , First Amendment , Preliminary Injunctions , Title VII

DEI and Best Practices in Corporate America: Harvard/UNC One Year Later

All eyes were on the US Supreme Court in June 2023 as the justices were poised to issue their decision in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard & UNC. As colleges and universities awaited the decision and wondered what it...more

6/26/2024  /  Best Practices , College Admissions , Diversity , Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) , Educational Institutions , Race Discrimination , SCOTUS , Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard College , Students for Fair Admissions v University of North Carolina , Title VII

2024 Proxy Season: The Importance of Evaluating DEI, ESG, and Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosures

In preparing for both the 2024 proxy season and publication of inaugural or refreshed corporate social responsibility or sustainability reports, as well as in anticipation of final climate disclosure rules from the SEC as of...more

3/4/2024  /  Board of Directors , Corporate Governance , Diversity , Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) , Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) , Proxy Season

Us Supreme Court: Affirmative Action in College Admissions Must Come to an End

The US Supreme Court issued a landmark decision on June 29, 2023 regarding challenges to race-conscious admissions programs at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina (UNC). In a 6–3 decision split along...more

6/30/2023  /  Affirmative Action , College Admissions , Colleges , Diversity , Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) , Educational Institutions , SCOTUS , Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard College , Universities
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