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New Civil Rights Fraud Initiative Puts More Pressure on Higher Ed and K-12 Schools Receiving Federal Funding: What to Do in...

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Federal officials on Monday launched a new Civil Rights Fraud Initiative aimed at schools receiving federal funding, the next step in the Trump administration’s aggressive enforcement posture against transgender rights, DEI,...more

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Mintz on Air: Practical Policies - DEI Diplomacy

In the latest episode of the Mintz on Air: Practical Policies podcast, Member Jen Rubin explores the concept of ‘DEI Diplomacy’ with Associate Corbin Carter and how the conversation around diversity, equity, and inclusion is...more

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EEOC and DOJ Issue Joint Press Release Warning Against Unlawful DEI-Related Discrimination

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a press release on March 19, 2025, to introduce two technical assistant documents “focused on educating the public about unlawful...more

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How Employers Can Navigate New Joint Guidance From DOJ, EEOC on DEI and Workplace Discrimination

Last week, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) released two technical assistance documents focused on potential unlawful discrimination related to diversity,...more

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EEOC and DOJ Issue Guidance and Warnings on DEI-Related Discrimination at Work

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On March 19, 2025, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) published two technical assistance guides regarding the agencies’ views on what may constitute unlawful...more

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EEOC and DOJ Issue New Guidance Addressing DEI in the Workplace

On March 19, 2025, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) and the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) jointly released new guidance addressing the legal implications of diversity, equity, and inclusion...more

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EEOC and DOJ Release Guidance on “Illegal DEI”

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On March 19, 2025, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a joint press release accompanied by two new technical assistance documents explaining this...more

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Federal Court Temporarily Blocks Parts of Executive Orders Impacting DEI in Government Contracting

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On Feb. 20, 2025, Judge Adam B. Abelson of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland (Baltimore) issued a preliminary injunction enjoining aspects of the enforcement of two executive orders signed by President...more

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DOJ Signals Potential Criminal Enforcement Against Private Sector for Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) and Diversity Equity...

On February 5, 2025, upon her swearing-in, US Attorney General Pamela Bondi issued multiple policy memoranda identifying various priorities of the Department of Justice (DOJ) under the Trump Administration. Among them is a...more

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DEI at Stake: Federal Groups Challenge Trump’s Efforts to Curb Inclusivity

The Trump administration is facing a new legal challenge to President Donald Trump’s executive orders (EOs) to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs and initiatives after a group of diversity officers,...more

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Understanding the False Claims Act Implications of President Trump’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion-related Executive Orders

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I. Scope of Executive Order 14173 - Executive Order 14173, issued on January 21, 2025, aims to end illegal discrimination and restore merit-based opportunities by ceasing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies,...more

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How Risky Are DEI Programs Under Trump 2.0?

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President Trump’s January 21, 2025, executive order titled “Ending Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity” (“Executive Order”) directs the termination of federal government practices and policies that protect...more

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Trio of Trump Executive Orders Take Aim at DEI and Gender Policies

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The Trump Administration has issued three executive orders (EOs) aimed at eliminating from the federal government certain diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and gender ideology policies and programs that the administration...more

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President Trump’s Executive Order Eradicates 'Gender Ideology' from Federal Government and Seeks to Dismantle Federal Transgender...

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The Trump Administration’s new Executive Order on “gender ideology extremism” signals a dramatic shift in federal policy that will impact workplace policies, benefits, and compliance obligations relating to transgender...more

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