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Employment Law Update: May 15 Disparate Impact Executive Order

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An Executive Order signed on April 23, 2025, promises to significantly limit federal enforcement tools in pursuing systemic discrimination claims. The Executive Order, titled “Restoring Equality in Opportunity and...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Trump Administration Moves to End Disparate Impact Liability

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On Wednesday, April 23rd, President Trump signed an Executive Order (EO) titled “Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy,” which renounces disparate impact theories of discrimination, and signals a significant shift...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Executive order targets disparate-impact liability, promotes meritocracy

On April 23, the White House published an executive order titled “Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy,” addressing the principle of equal opportunity in the U.S., and emphasizing “meritocracy and a colorblind...more

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Executive Order Targets Disparate-Impact Liability

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On April 23, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order (EO) 14281 titled “Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy.” The EO establishes the current administration’s policy broadly opposing the use of...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

Maynard Nexsen

The End of Disparate Impact Claims? Executive Order Calls Into Question Common Theory of Liability.

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Last week, President Donald Trump issued an executive order (“EO”) titled Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy, which targets disparate impact as a theory of liability for discrimination cases....more

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New Executive Order Indicates Trump Administration Will De-Emphasize Disparate Impact Enforcement

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On April 23, 2025, the White House issued Executive Order 14281 entitled “Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy” that announces the Administration’s policy “to eliminate the use of disparate impact liability in...more

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Impact of new Trump order targeting disparate impact liability

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In his administration’s continued quest to “encourage meritocracy and a colorblind society” and oppose “race-or sex-based favoritism,” President Trump issued a new executive order on April 23, 2025, titled “Restoring Equality...more

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New Executive Order Attacks ‘Disparate Impact’ Liability

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On April 23, 2025, President Donald Trump signed the “Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy” executive order (the Disparate Impact EO) directing federal agencies to eliminate the use of disparate impact liability...more

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Executive Order Targets Disparate Impact Claims: Key Takeaways for Employers

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On April 23, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order titled Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy (the Order). The Order calls for a government-wide rollback of disparate impact liability, a...more

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Impact of new Trump order targeting disparate impact liability

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In his administration’s continued quest to “encourage meritocracy and a colorblind society” and oppose “race-or sex-based favoritism,” President Trump issued a new executive order on April 23, 2025, titled “Restoring Equality...more

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Trump Executive Order Rolls Back Disparate-Impact Enforcement

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President Trump has issued an executive order aimed at significantly reducing the use of disparate-impact analysis by federal agencies when enforcing anti-discrimination laws. Titled “Restoring Equality of Opportunity and...more

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints

Deep Impact: The Trump Administration’s Latest Executive Order Charts a Collision Course for Discriminatory Practices Proof

The Trump Administration issued its latest Executive Order entitled Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy (the “EO”) on April 23, 2025. The EO focuses on “disparate impact” discrimination and is the latest in a...more

Saul Ewing LLP

New Executive Order Limits EEOC Enforcement

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On April 23, 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order instructing federal agencies to “deprioritize” enforcement of disparate-impact discrimination claims (the “EO”)....more

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Trump Administration Issues Executive Order Aimed at Eliminating Disparate Impact Liability Under Anti-Discrimination Laws

On April 23, 2025, the White House issued an Executive Order (“EO”) entitled “Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy,” which aims to “eliminate the use of disparate-impact liability in all contexts to the maximum...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy (Trump EO Tracker)

The use of disparate-impact liability in all contexts must be eliminated to avoid violating the Constitution and federal civil rights laws. Disparate-impact liability arises where a seemingly neutral policy or practice leads...more

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