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Executive Agencies Confirm Demise of OFCCP and Identify Private Sector Enforcement Targets

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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Department of Labor released their 2026 Congressional Budget Justifications (CBJ) on May 30, 2025, providing valuable information related to the EEOC’s enforcement...more

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WHITE PAPER | The DEI Executive Orders: Considerations for Assessing and Addressing Private Employer and Federal Contractor...

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Following the inauguration, President Trump issued a series of Executive Orders addressing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion ("DEI") and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility ("DEIA") in employment that impact federal...more

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Federal Government Contractors May No Longer Have 90 Days to Comply With Trump Administration’s DEI Executive Order

GSA FAR Class Deviations - Executive Order 14173, “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity,” issued on January 21, 2025, caused immediate confusion for federal government contractors since their...more

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Eight Questions Employers and Federal Contractors Are Asking Regarding the Administration’s DEI Order

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As part of its promise to target diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs and practices in workplaces, educational settings, and elsewhere, the new administration issued a January 21, 2025, Executive Order entitled...more

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DEI and Affirmative Action Programs Blitzed, While Executive Order 11246 Is Revoked

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In one of his first acts as President in his second term in office, Donald Trump signed an executive order on January 21, 2025, entitled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity” (“Order”)....more

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Executive Order Seeks to Impose False Claims Act Liability for Federal Contractors’ DEI Programs

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On January 21, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order titled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity” (the Order), which seeks to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies...more

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What Employers and Nonprofits Should Know About Trump’s Executive Order Banning Diversity Preferences

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Following his inauguration on January 20, President Trump signed a slew of executive orders, including a handful related to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives....more

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Trump Dismantles Key Affirmative Action and DEI Standards for Federal Contractors: Top 3 Takeaways

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Many federal contractors and subcontractors have long been required to create affirmative action plans and have also promoted diversity, equity, and inclusion – practices that some see as necessary to create equal employment...more

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President Trump’s Second Term: Anti-DEI Executive Orders

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In the first two days of his second term in office, President Trump issued dozens of executive orders—including several that seek to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”) programs and policies across the federal...more

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The Future of DEI Shareholder Proposals

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Following the death of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter protests against racial inequity in 2020, many companies increased their commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), as well as their external...more

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Rulings Expected Soon on Supreme Court Harvard and UNC Cases That Address Race-Conscious Policies in College Admissions

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Companies have been following with interest the Harvard and UNC cases that address affirmative action in the context of higher education. Both cases were argued before the Supreme Court on October 31, 2022...more

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Biden Labor and Employment Activity in the First 48 Hours

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During the first 100 days of the new administration, each Friday we will be providing a run-down of significant initiatives and events that will impact employers. We already have much to report. President Biden hit the ground...more

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California Court’s Nationwide Injunction Halts Trump’s Diversity Training Ban for Contractors and Grant Recipients

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Summary - A California District Court issued a preliminary injunction on Tuesday that prevents the federal government from enforcing significant portions of President Donald Trump’s September 2020 Executive Order on...more

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OFCCP Provides Additional Guidance On “Combatting Race and Sex Stereotyping” Executive Order

On October 21, 2020 the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) held a stakeholder call regarding the agency’s implementation of Executive Order 13950, “Combatting Race and Sex...more

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OFCCP Investigates Companies For Diversity Hiring Plans

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Earlier this month, the Wall Street Journal reported that the Department of Labor Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) launched probes of two large companies, challenging their diversity initiatives to...more

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OFCCP Releases FAQs on Diversity and Inclusion Executive Order

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On October 7, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) released Frequently Asked Questions under the recent Executive Order 13950 regarding diversity and inclusion programs...more

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