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Discrimination is prejudicial treatment related to (or inappropriate consideration of) an individual's actual or perceived membership in a particular class, group or category, such as an individual's... more +

Justice Department’s “Civil Rights Fraud Initiative” Increases False Claims Act Risks Related to Alleged Discrimination

Vinson & Elkins LLP on 6/12/2025

On May 19, 2025, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a memorandum announcing the creation of the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Civil Rights Fraud Initiative (the Initiative), which directs DOJ attorneys to utilize the...more

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Where Things Stand in Response to Actions Taken by President Trump

Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL on 2/27/2025

Significant attention has been given to President Trump’s actions regarding Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs and policies, but the impact of those actions on private sector employees has not been clear. On his...more

U.S. and State Attorneys General Indicate Readiness to Bring DEI Enforcement Actions

Snell & Wilmer on 2/20/2025

In the latest developments in the DEI policy chronicles, on the same day she was sworn into office, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a memorandum entitled “Ending Illegal DEI and DEIA Discrimination and Preferences.”...more

Attorney General Orders Investigation of Federally Funded Private Sector Institutions for Potential Civil Rights Violations

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 2/10/2025

On February 5, 2025, the Office of the Attorney General issued a memorandum to all Department of Justice (DOJ) employees titled “Ending Illegal DEI and DEIA Discrimination and Preferences,” mandating investigation of...more

Justice Department Focuses on Artificial Intelligence Assisted Crime

The Volkov Law Group on 3/14/2024

In the face of rapid technology changes, the Department of Justice usually has to play catch up. When cryptocurrency and blockchain entered the United States economy, the Justice Department played catch up. Fraudsters and...more

CFPB and DOJ announce redlining settlement

Ballard Spahr LLP on 9/28/2015

Consistent with recent indications from CFPB and Department of Justice officials that more redlining cases would soon be coming, the CFPB and DOJ have announced a proposed consent order with Hudson City Savings Bank to settle...more

Auto Finance Company Agrees to Change Dealer Compensation Policy to Settle CFPB and DOJ Fair Lending Claims

Ballard Spahr LLP on 7/17/2015

To resolve charges by the Consumer Federal Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) that it engaged in unlawful discrimination in violation of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA), American Honda...more

Settlement Highlights Importance of Compliance with Anti-Discrimination Provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act During...

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 9/16/2014

On August 15, 2014, a California-based staffing company reached a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices (OSC), resolving...more

NLRB Partners With The U.S. Department Of Justice To Address Unfair Labor Practices And Employment Discrimination

Laner Muchin, Ltd. on 1/9/2014

This summer, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that the Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices (“OSC”) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) with the National Labor...more

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