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EEOC Ends Payments to State Agencies to Investigate Gender Identity and Disparate Impact Claims

On May 20, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced that it will no longer provide funding to state and local EEO agencies for purposes of investigating or prosecuting discrimination charges based on allegations...more

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DOJ’s New Civil Rights Fraud Initiative – The Investigations are Coming!

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On May 19, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the launch of the Civil Rights Fraud Initiative (the Civil Rights Fraud Initiative), which will use the federal False Claims Act (FCA) to pursue claims against recipients...more

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Trump Executive Order Seeks to Eliminate Disparate-Impact Liability

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On April 23, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order entitled “Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy.” The Order announces the Administration’s intent to “seek to eliminate the use of...more

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Trump’s Executive Orders on DEI

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Policy shifts, court challenges, and strategic considerations for organizations navigating federal directives on DEI....more

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Federal Agencies Target Universities Amid Antisemitism Allegations

The federal government recently revoked all grants and contracts with Columbia University, citing “illegal protests” and antisemitism on campus....more

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Week in Review – Major Announcement from the Department of Education, Continued Agency Changes, and More DEI Related Actions

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Headlines this week largely focused on the Department of Education, and rightfully so. As announced on Tuesday, President Trump’s administration terminated over 1,300 Department of Education employees this week – nearly 50%...more

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Attorney General Pam Bondi’s Ending Illegal DEI and DEIA Discrimination and Preferences Memo

On February 5, 2025, Attorney General Pam Bondi disseminated an internal memo within the Department of Justice (DOJ). The memo, Ending Illegal DEI and DEIA Discrimination and Preferences, explained that the DOJ’s Civil Rights...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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Week in Review: Whiplash Over Federal Funding, Changes in Agency Leadership, New EEOC Priorities, and New K-12 Executive Order

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It is no secret that whenever there is a change in the Oval Office it is common for the incoming administration to implement quick and widespread changes to effectuate campaign promises. Indeed, in modern times, newly elected...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

DEI: Trump Takes Aim at Diversity Initiatives

Two executive orders have important implications for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts. “Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing” (Executive Order 14151), issued on January 20, 2025,...more

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New Administration Puts DEI Programs On Notice

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On January 21, 2025, President Trump’s first full day in office, he issued an Executive Order targeting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) programs....more

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Beltway Buzz - March 2024

The Beltway Buzz is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in Washington, D.C., could impact your business. ...more

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Beltway Buzz - October 2023

Shutdown Fallout: McCarthy Out. On September 30, 2023, the U.S. Congress acted quickly—and surprisingly—to pass stopgap funding legislation to avoid what looked to be an inevitable shutdown of the federal government. With a...more

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What a Government Shutdown Means for Employers: Many Agencies Will Sharply Curtail Operations, Delaying New and Pending Cases

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Federal appropriations are set to expire at midnight (ET) on Saturday, September 30. Unless lawmakers agree to a spending plan before then, much of the federal government will shut down....more

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Government Shutdown to Halt Activities of Federal Labor and Employment Agencies

Another federal government shutdown appears imminent as lawmakers reportedly remain deadlocked along partisan lines on an agreement to extend funding ahead of a 12:00 a.m. October 1, 2023 deadline. A government shutdown—which...more

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Beltway Buzz - August 2022

Senate Scrambles Ahead of Summer Escape. While members of the U.S. House of Representatives returned home for the August congressional recess, the U.S. Senate remained in Washington, D.C., this week to wrap up some...more

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CMS To Issue Interim Rule Imposing Vaccine Mandate For Healthcare Settings

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Husch highlights •On September 9, 2021, President Biden announced a new vaccine mandate for healthcare workers employed at most Medicare- and Medicaid-certified facilities; continued participation in Medicare and Medicaid...more

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Biden Administration Orders Long Term Care Facilities to Require COVID-19 Vaccinations To Receive Federal Funds; OSHA Issues...

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As we have previously written, the landscape for employers in the time of COVID-19, particularly healthcare employers and long term care facilities, is ever-changing and quickly moving. In the last year, healthcare employers...more

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President's FY 2022 Budget Proposal Boosts Labor and Employment Funding

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On May 28, President Biden released his $6 trillion budget proposal for the 2022 fiscal year. While final spending decisions are decided by Congress, the president’s budget submission typically provides a general idea of...more

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Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - March 2020 #5

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Congress Approves $8.3 Billion Coronavirus Emergency Funding. The Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 (H.R. 6074) is headed for the President’s desk. Among other things, the bill...more

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Beltway Buzz - December 2019 #3

This week, Congress wrapped a bow on 2019 with some significant legislative accomplishments. For example, on December 19, 2019, the House of Representatives approved the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement. Next stop is, of...more

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Beltway Buzz - November 2019 #4

Close Call. On November 21, 2019, President Donald Trump signed a continuing resolution to keep the federal government open through December 20, 2019. Given the pervasiveness of brinksmanship in Congress these days, the Buzz...more

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Federal Court Strikes Down HHS “Conscience Rule,” Sparking Heated Rhetoric And Potential Confusion

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A New York federal judge just struck down a rule that was about to permit the government to withhold federal funds from healthcare providers that don’t allow workers to refuse to perform procedures because they violate their...more

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Beltway Buzz - May 2019

EEO-1 Appeal. Late last week, the U.S. Department of Justice filed an appeal in the case that restarted the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) 2016 EEO-1 wage reporting scheme. The government appealed both the...more

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EEOC Releases Q&A Guidance on Continuing Effects of Government Shutdown

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Many agencies are experiencing lingering effects after the longest-ever partial government shutdown, including the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Recognizing these effects will include delays and...more

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