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Webinar: Is Your DEI Policy Setting You Up for a Lawsuit?
DE Under 3: Title VII Prohibits Discriminatory Job Transfers Even Without Significant Harm, U.S. Supreme Court Unanimously Ruled
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The Burr Broadcast: EEOC Strategic Enforcement Plan
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Employment Law Now VII-134-Panel Discussion on Supreme Court's Affirmative Action Ruling and the Impact on Employer DEI Programs
DE Under 3: Title VII Actionable Adverse Employment Actions Not Limited to Only “Ultimate” Employment Decisions
Supreme Court Miniseries: Religious Accommodation at Work
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Business Better Podcast Episode: Is DEI at Risk? Considerations on the US Supreme Court Ruling Against Affirmative Action Programs
DE Under 3: New Controversial Proposed Rule Affecting Title VII
Earlier this year, we addressed a growing sense of confusion and unease among federal contractors relating to shifting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) standards. Specifically, awardees had to take stock of the...more
On July 29, 2025, the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued updated guidance setting forth the administration’s position on how federal antidiscrimination laws—including Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and...more
Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a memorandum on 29 July 2025 titled “Guidance for Recipients of Federal Funding Regarding Unlawful Discrimination” (Memorandum) that provides new, detailed guidance on a key question that had...more
On July 29, 2025, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a memorandum titled “Guidance for Recipients of Federal Funding Regarding Unlawful Discrimination,” which follows up on President Trump’s Executive Order 14173 that,...more
On July 30, 2025, the Department of Justice released a memo from Attorney General Pam Bondi offering guidance to federal agencies and recipients of federal funding regarding practices that the administration views as...more
On July 29, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice issued its most sweeping guidance yet on what it considers unlawful discrimination in federally funded programs. The memorandum, signed by Attorney General Pam Bondi, clarifies...more
On July 29, 2025, Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a memorandum to all federal agencies providing guidance addressing “unlawful discrimination” on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, or other protected...more
In a recent memorandum for all federal agencies, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) has issued new guidance regarding unlawful discrimination. This new guidance has potentially far-reaching implications for businesses and...more
In a memo to all federal agencies dated July 29, 2025, “Guidance For Recipients of Federal Funding Regarding Unlawful Discrimination,” Attorney General Pam Bondi clarifies the Trump administration’s stance on illegal...more
Late last month, the Department of Justice (DOJ) released a memorandum emphasizing that discrimination by recipients of federal funds will no longer be tolerated. Notably, this memo introduces the concept of "Unlawful Proxy...more
On July 29, 2025, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued further guidance regarding the application of federal antidiscrimination laws to programs and initiatives undertaken by recipients of federal funding, in the form of...more
Federal law has long required recipients of federal funds to comply with anti-discrimination laws. Over the last decade, initiatives under the label Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (“DEI”) became a widespread vehicle for...more
Federal officials just issued another warning that employers may be at risk of losing federal funding – including grant funding – if their DEI or similar programs violate anti-discrimination laws. Recent guidance from the...more
The guidance reflects a key step in the administration’s broader strategy to root out DEI efforts in the private sector....more
On July 29, 2025, Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a memorandum to all federal agencies discussing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs. More specifically, she outlined how agencies should regulate the activities...more
Following President Donald Trump’s issuance in January 2025 of the “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity” executive order, which sought to curb “illegal” diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI)...more
Attorney General Pam Bondi issued guidance dated July 29, 2025, to all federal agencies and recipients of federal funding, reiterating the Trump Administration’s January directive that all programs, policies, and activities —...more
Better late than never. Six months after President Trump ordered the federal government to end “illegal DEI,” the U.S. Department of Justice issued a Memorandum providing guidance on diversity-related practices that it...more
On April 23, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order entitled “Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy.” The Order announces the Administration’s intent to “seek to eliminate the use of...more
The federal government recently revoked all grants and contracts with Columbia University, citing “illegal protests” and antisemitism on campus....more
In recent years, courts have ruled upon a growing number of cases arising from delivery of and payment for gender affirming care. At the same time, state legislatures have passed a variety of laws aimed at such services. ...more
The U.S. Supreme Court shortly will decide two cases, Students for Fair Admissions Inc. v. President & Fellows of Harvard College and Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. and Students for fair Admissions Inc. v. University of...more
A New York federal judge just struck down a rule that was about to permit the government to withhold federal funds from healthcare providers that don’t allow workers to refuse to perform procedures because they violate their...more