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DOJ Forms Civil Rights Fraud Initiative: A New Branch of False Claims Act Enforcement

Carlton Fields on 5/27/2025

On May 19, 2025, U.S. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the formation of a Civil Rights Fraud Initiative “to investigate and, as appropriate, pursue claims against any recipient of federal funds that knowingly...more

President Trump Issues Executive Order to Eliminate Disparate Impact Analysis

Troutman Pepper Locke on 4/25/2025

President Donald J. Trump issued an executive order titled “Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy.” This order aims to eliminate the use of disparate impact liability in all contexts, emphasizing the importance of...more

Court Limits Trump Administration's Executive Orders on DEI: Employer Impact

Baker Donelson on 3/3/2025

Summary of Executive Orders - As we have referenced in prior alerts, the Trump administration issued two Executive Orders relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs for federal contractors, with language...more

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

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 2/11/2025

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

DOJ Signals Potential Criminal Enforcement Against Private Sector for Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) and Diversity Equity...

McCarter & English, LLP on 2/11/2025

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

Minor Missteps, Major Consequences: Avoiding Big Trouble from Seemingly Small I-9 Errors

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 9/17/2024

The recent settlement agreement between the Department of Justice and SP Plus Corporation, a Chicago based transportation and parking management company, serves as a critical reminder for employers of their responsibilities...more

Corporate Governance: 2023 Midyear Review

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer on 7/12/2023

The public and private focus on corporate governance continued apace in the first half of 2023. In recent months, there were notable developments in jurisprudence potentially impacting corporate diversity initiatives and in...more

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