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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

New Executive Order Directs Federal Agencies to Deprioritize Disparate Impact: What Employers Need to Know Now

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On April 23, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order entitled “Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy.” The Order declares a sweeping new federal policy: “It is the policy of the United States to eliminate...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Has Trump's EO killed disparate impact claims?

Is the media buzz accurate? On Wednesday, President Donald Trump issued a new executive order, "Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy." The buzz is that the President has wiped out disparate impact liability....more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

President Trump Signs Order Ending Government Disparate Impact Investigations

On Wednesday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order barring federal agencies from investigating or prosecuting employment discrimination using the disparate impact concept. Most discrimination claims allege that an...more

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