Blowing the Whistle: What Employers Should Know About DEI & the False Claims Act
When DEI Meets the FCA: What Employers Need to Know About the DOJ’s Civil Rights Fraud Initiative
Constangy Clips Ep. 11 - Summer Interns and Short-Term Workers: 3 Tips for Managing Seasonal Hires
Regulatory Ramblings: Episode 72 - Cultural Roots, Belonging, and the Fear of Change: What’s Next for Inclusion?
Work this Way: An Employment Law Video Podcast | Episode 49: Building Culture by Investing in People with Silvia King of Southern First Bank
Work This Way: A Labor & Employment Law Podcast | Episode 48: Opportunities & Risks with Artificial Intelligence in HR with Chingwei Shieh of GE Power
Law Firm ERGs Under Scrutiny: Navigating Compliance, Risk, and Culture - On Record PR
Amend (Don’t End) DEI: What SHRM’s BEAM Framework Means for Law Firms - On Record PR
Work This Way: A Labor & Employment Law Podcast | Episode 47: Coaching Leaders & Building Culture with Robyn Knox of The HR Business Connect
How Modern Workplaces Navigate Generational Shifts: One-on-One with Jeff Landes
Work This Way: A Labor & Employment Law Podcast | Episode 46: The 2025 Greenville SHRM Conference with Tyler Clark and Brittany Goforth of GSHRM
100 Days In: What Employers Need to Know - Employment Law This Week® - #WorkforceWednesday®
Non-Competes Eased, Anti-DEI Rule Blocked, Contractor Rule in Limbo - Employment Law This Week® - #WorkforceWednesday®
Clocking in with PilieroMazza: Latest Developments on DEI Executive Order and Action Items before April 21 Deadline
2 Gurus Talk Compliance: Episode 49 - The Depression Episode
072: Prepare For Trump Executive Orders To Hit Your Law Firm
#WorkforceWednesday®: EEOC/DOJ Joint DEI Guidance, EEOC Letters to Law Firms, OFCCP Retroactive DEI Enforcement - Employment Law This Week®
#WorkforceWednesday®: Federal Contractors Alert - DEI Restrictions Reinstated by Appeals Court - Employment Law This Week®
State AG Pulse | DEI in the Federal and State Spotlight
ESG Essentials: What You Need To Know Now - Episode 18 - The Reshaping of ESG & DEI
On March 19, 2025, the US Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued a joint press release announcing two technical assistance documents addressing diversity, equity, and...more
In the latest episode of the Mintz on Air: Practical Policies podcast, Member Jen Rubin unpacks the recent EEOC guidance on DEI discrimination with fellow Employment Member, Geri Haight. Jen and Geri discuss the content and...more
Ten former EEOC officials, including former Chairs, Vice Chairs, Commissioners, General Counsels, and Legal Counsels nominated by Presidents from George W. Bush to Donald Trump, have issued a joint statement about guidance...more
On April 3, 2025, a group of former U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) officials issued a statement defending specific employer diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in response to technical...more
On March 19, 2025, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), together with the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”), issued a press release cautioning employers against discrimination arising from diversity,...more
On March 19, 2025, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released two “technical assistance” documents clarifying the Trump Administration’s position on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the...more
Recent EEOC actions and guidance provide additional context regarding the Trump Administration Executive Orders targeting Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (“DEI”) and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (“DEIA”)...more
On March 19, 2025, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) and the U.S. Department of Justice issued two technical assistance documents discussing how the agencies view and define Diversity, Equity and...more
On March 19, 2025, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued guidance and a Q&A document that provide additional details regarding what constitutes “DEI-Related Discrimination at Work” and what steps employees...more
On March 19th, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a joint technical assistance document titled: “What to Do if You Experience Discrimination Related to DEI at Work.”...more
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Almost immediately after taking the presidential oath of office, President Trump sprang into action, signing multiple executive orders that address diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs and policies. This included...more
With President Trump’s second administration set to begin on January 20, 2025, federal contractors and subcontractors are anxiously awaiting what he might do with respect to the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs...more
On March 10, 2022, Florida became the first state in the nation to pass a law (which Governor DeSantis is expected to sign) placing strict limitations on the topics that an employer can discuss when conducting diversity...more
On January 20, 2021, President Biden signed an executive order entitled “On Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government.” The Executive Order initially recognizes that...more
On his first day in Office, President Biden issued Executive Order 13985, “Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government” (“Executive Order”), stating that “[i]t is . . . the...more
Among his first flurry of executive orders signed after taking office, President Joe Biden reversed a Trump administration order that limited the type of diversity and inclusion training federal agencies and contractors could...more
As we anticipated, President Biden revoked Executive Order 13950 (EO 13950), Combatting Race and Sex Stereotyping, effective immediately. Within 60 days of 1/20/21, federal agencies covered by EO 13950 are directed to...more
He's not letting the grass grow under his feet. NOTE FROM ROBIN: When President Trump took office in 2016, I had a series of "Trumpdates," in which I provided regular updates on appointments and other actions he was taking...more
Key Points: • The Court imposed a nationwide preliminary injunction on federal government agencies barring the federal government from taking any action intended to effectuate or enforce the provisions of §§ 4 and 5 of...more
In response to 2020’s continued accounts of brutality and discrimination against Black people, and the corresponding wave of demands for accountability and racial justice, organizations across the country began implementing...more
You may recall from my earlier blog that a group of organizations and individuals who specialize in the delivery of high-quality health care and other critical services to members of the LGBT community filed suit in...more
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
On December 22, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued a nationwide preliminary injunction banning the enforcement of Executive Order 13950, which seeks to prohibit purported...more
As with any presidential (or governor) transition, significant changes occur in regard to the executive offices’ regulatory enforcement priorities and changes from the previous administration. Because the majority of rules...more