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Morgan, Brown & Joy, LLP

EEO-1 Component 1 Online Data Collection System Is Opened, Accompanied by Message Regarding Agency Priorities

On May 20, 2025, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) announced the opening of its 2024 EEO-1 Component 1 Data Collection. EEO-1 Component 1 reports provide workforce demographic data, specifically the...more

Holland & Knight LLP

DEI in Flux: Fourth Circuit's Decision Resuscitates DEI Executive Orders

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued an order on March 14, 2025, lifting the nationwide injunction on President Donald Trump's executive orders (EOs) targeting diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI)...more

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CFPB and DOJ Order Mortgage Company to Pay Over $22 Million for Advertising and Marketing Discrimination

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​​​​​​​On July 27, 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a complaint and proposed consent order in a federal district court alleging that a mortgage company...more

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The Rubber Hits the Road to the Tune of $10 Million - FTC and Illinois Sue an Auto Dealership

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Not many people enjoy sitting in a car dealership spending hours evaluating or making a costly purchase, but it’s far more frustrating when the dealership allegedly engages in practices that face the ire of law enforcement. ...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

DOJ Redlining Initiative Revealed

For the past six months, we have received calls from banks and non-depository mortgage lenders regarding Department of Justice (“DOJ”) investigations into mortgage lending discrimination. These DOJ inquiries are bypassing the...more

Jenner & Block

Potential Bias in AI Consumer Decision Tools Eyed by FTC, CFPB

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Potential discrimination and bias resulting from consumer tools based on artificial intelligence and automated data will be an enforcement focus of regulators this year, Jenner & Block attorneys predict. Accuracy and...more

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Emory Law Journal Reports New Studies That Authors Claim Show Racial Inequities in Lender Advertisements

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A new essay published in the Emory Law Journal argues that two empirical studies of advertising by certain banks and payday lenders in Houston, Texas indicate that payday lenders steer African Americans and Latinos to their...more

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