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Civil Rights Act Women-Owned Businesses Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I)

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Implications for Government Contractors After New AG Memo Defines 'Unlawful Discrimination' in Federal Funding

President Donald Trump’s stance on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) is taking further shape and is likely to cause challenges for individuals and companies in the government contracting space....more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Will Trump Administration End Women and Minority-Owned Business Set Asides?

Last week’s revocation of federal affirmative action requirements was accompanied by a statement from the Trump administration stating its intent to eliminate any federal program that promotes DEI principles. ...more

Poyner Spruill LLP

Eleventh Circuit Decision Generates Further Concern in Diversity Initiatives

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On Monday, June 3, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit held that a contest providing venture-capital funding to only Black women was substantially likely to violate section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of...more

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DEI Under Scrutiny, Part X: Eleventh Circuit Blocks Venture Capital Fund’s Grant Contest for Black Women-Owned Businesses

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit blocked a contest by a venture capital fund that provided grants and other benefits to black women-owned businesses, finding the contest is likely to unlawfully discriminate...more

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