Just as employers are reconsidering their approach to DEI and the myriad of potential risks such policies could present under current administration enforcement priorities, the Supreme Court recently heard arguments in a case...more
On January 20 and 21, 2025, President Trump issued several executive orders (“EOs”)[1] that significantly impact diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (“DEI” and “DEIA”) programs and initiatives. These executive...more
1/28/2025
/ Affirmative Action ,
Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Compliance ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Gender Identity ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Nonprofits ,
Race Discrimination ,
Title VII ,
Trump Administration
Immigration policy, in one form or another, touches virtually every business in the United States. All employers are subject to the requirements of the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act, which established the I-9...more
12/19/2024
/ Agricultural Workers ,
Asylum ,
E-Verify ,
Foreign Workers ,
Form I-9 ,
H-1B ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Immigration Reform ,
Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) ,
Manufacturers ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Refugees ,
Temporary Protected Status ,
Trump Administration ,
Wage and Hour
In two separate rulings this week, federal agencies were stopped from enforcing new rulemaking that would significantly remake key areas of employment and non-discrimination law.
In the first of these cases, Dept of...more
8/23/2024
/ Chevron Deference ,
Department of Education ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Gender Identity ,
Injunctions ,
Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Statutory Authority ,
Texas ,
Title IX ,
Wage and Hour
This webinar addresses the legal challenges presented by harassment, reverse discrimination and Section 1981 claims, among others, as well as various defenses and measures your team can take to reduce the risk of legal...more
4/24/2024
/ Affirmative Action ,
Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Civil Rights Act ,
College Admissions ,
Diversity ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equity ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Retaliation ,
Title VII