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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Court Blocks Certain Key Provisions of DEI Executive Orders, but Employers Should Continue Reviewing Practices and Policies

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On February 21, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland paused the enforcement of certain portions of the Trump administration’s executive orders related to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts....more

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Federal Court Issues Partial Preliminary Injunction Halting Enforcement of DEI-Related EOs

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On February 21, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland issued a preliminary injunction pausing enforcement of several provisions of President Trump’s DEI-related executive orders on Ending Radical and...more

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Smucker’s Vax Mandate Stands, Federal Court of Appeals Hands Broad Win to Federal Contractors

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Private companies doing business with the federal government won a major COVID-19-related victory recently when the Sixth Circuit held in Ciraci v. J.M. Smucker’s Co. that government contractors are not subject to...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Smucker’s Out of a Jam: Sixth Circuit Says Being a Federal Contractor Does Not Make You a State Actor

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If you take on a federal contract, does that make you a state actor? No, according to a unanimous Sixth Circuit panel in Ciraci v. J.M. Smucker Company. During World War II, the Army included Smucker’s apple butter in its...more

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Religion and The Workplace (Presentation)

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

OFCCP Winds Down Summer By Issuing New Guidance on Religious Discrimination and Announcing New Focused Review Process

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) is closing the summer by issuing two new enforcement directives....more

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Beltway Buzz - December, 2017 #2

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Another hectic week here in D.C. has us feeling like we’re living in a glass case of emotion. Here’s why...more

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Federal Court Rejects Challenge to Contractor Labor Posting Requirements

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In 2010, President Obama issued Executive Order 13496 requiring federal contractors to post a new notice of employee federal labor rights. Among other things, the posting advised contractors’ employees of their rights to...more

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