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[Webinar] State Affirmative Action Requirements After Executive Order 14173 - April 16th, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT

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Many employers have been left unsure of their affirmative action and equal employment opportunity compliance requirements after the revocation of Executive Order 11246. However, one thing remains certain: new and existing...more

Fisher Phillips

Trump’s OFCCP Pick Vows to Combat Illegal DEI By Reviewing Prior Affirmative Action Plans: Here’s What Federal Contractors Need to...

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Federal contractors have been grappling with big changes from the new administration – and you’ll want to pay close attention as new leadership takes shape at the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP). On...more

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Portions of DEI Executive Orders Blocked by Federal Judge

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President Trump’s executive orders have spurred a slew of litigation, including a lawsuit challenging two orders that focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices in the federal government and federally funded...more

Bowditch & Dewey

NLRB Shakeup – General Counsel Scraps Dozens of Biden-Era Policy Memoranda

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On February 14, 2025, the Acting General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”) issued General Counsel Memorandum 25-05 (“GC 25-05”), which rescinded dozens of previously issued memoranda and...more

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Court Enjoins Bulk of President Trump’s DEI Executive Order, Democratic State AGs Offer Guidance on ‘Lawful’ Practices

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Reverberations from the Trump administration’s recent executive order (EO) denouncing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices intensified Friday when a federal judge in Baltimore issued a nationwide preliminary...more

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States Take Stand Against Trump’s Anti-DEI Actions: What Employers Need to Know

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Sixteen Democratic state attorneys general just issued joint guidance reaffirming their position that workplace diversity, equity, inclusion (DEI) initiatives remain legal – and important to the modern workplace. The February...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

New DOJ Memos Target Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Practices Under Attorney General Pamela Bondi

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Pamela Bondi, the newly sworn in Attorney General at the Department of Justice (DOJ), issued a flurry of memos and directives in her first 24 hours on the job. Building on President Trump’s executive orders related to...more

Dechert LLP

U.S. Attorney General and Office of Personnel Management Continue Trump Administration’s Attacks on DEI and DEIA

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On January 21, 2025, President Donald Trump signed Executive Order 14173: “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity,” which Dechert discussed in a previous OnPoint....more

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New DOJ Directives Target Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Practices Under Attorney General Pamela Bondi

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Pamela Bondi, the newly sworn in Attorney General at the Department of Justice (DOJ), issued a flurry of memos and directives in her first 24 hours on the job. Building on President Trump’s executive orders related to...more

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How Employers Will Be Impacted by President Trump's Executive Order Revoking Long-standing Affirmative Action Obligations of...

On January 21, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order titled "Ending Illegal Discrimination And Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity" (Order). The Order revoked several previous Executive Orders, including...more

Quarles & Brady LLP

Trump Administration Issues Executive Orders Rolling Back DEI and Affirmative Action Requirements For Federal Contractors

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The Trump Administration has wasted no time making waves in the employment world immediately rolling back years-old federal diversity and affirmative action programs for federal contractors and executive agencies, and...more

DLA Piper

President Trump Revokes Federal DEI, DEIA, and Affirmative Action Executive Orders

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On January 21, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order (EO) titled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity,” which impacts the use of “dangerous, demeaning, and immoral race- and...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Staying Title IX-Compliant: OCR Finally Provides Schools with Guidance on Student-Athlete NIL

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How to engage in name, image, and likeness activities (NIL) without running afoul of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 is a question colleges and universities have wrestled with since the NCAA first permitted the...more

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

Trump Revokes Executive Order 11246 Requiring Affirmative Action

On January 21, 2025, President Trump revoked Executive Order 11246, which has been in place since 1965. EO 11246 prohibited federal contractors from discriminating on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual...more

Shipman & Goodwin LLP

See You In Court - January 2025

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Bob Bombast, veteran member of the Nutmeg Board of Education, has been frustrated by the perennial need to reduce the Board’s budget request before submitting it to the Nutmeg Board of Finance and its parsimonious Chair,...more

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Ensure Your Supplier Diversity Program Meets Legal Requirements and Thrives

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Supplier diversity programs are business initiatives designed to include businesses owned by traditionally underrepresented groups in companies’ supply chains. Effective supplier diversity programs expand supplier bases,...more

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Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, Jumps on Ban-the-Box Trend With New Human Relations Ordinance

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The Board of Commissioners in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, has passed the Lehigh County Human Relations Ordinance to ensure equal opportunities for all individuals concerning employment, housing, education, healthcare, and...more

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Employer FAQs on the New and Expansive Anti-Discrimination Rules in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh County

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Employers with operations in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, must comply with a new and expansive anti-discrimination ordinance that took effect June 1. Our FP attorneys developed this series of FAQs to address all employment...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Colorado Legislature Passes First-in-Nation Artificial Intelligence Bill

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Keypoint: If signed into law, Colorado will become the first state to enact legislation regulating the use of high-risk artificial intelligence systems. On May 8, the Colorado legislature passed the Colorado Artificial...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Broadcasters: The 2024 Election Is Six Months Away. Are You Prepared for Your Political Programming Obligations?

As you are aware, the general election date is Tuesday, November 5, 2024. This means that the FCC's lowest unit charge ("LUC") obligations for the general election begin Friday, September 6, 2024 (or earlier, if there are...more

Cozen O'Connor

US DOT Updates its Rules Regarding the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program

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On April 9, 2024, The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced numerous revisions to its in-place rules for administering its Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program. The new rule follows a Notice of Proposed...more

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Civil Rights Data on Students’ Access to Educational Opportunities During the Pandemic Released by U.S. Department of Education

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On November 15, 2023, the U.S. Department of Education’s (“Department”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) released new civil rights data from the 2020-2021 school year, as well as seven data reports and snapshots which provide...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

AI Legislation Update: February 14, 2024

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Keypoint: In our first regular update on the happenings of US artificial intelligence law, we provide an overview of proposed state AI-related private sector bills. Below is our first regular update on the status of US...more

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What Has Changed in the New Corporate Governance Code?: Five Key Things to Know about the New Code and Associated Guidance

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On 22 January 2024, the Financial Reporting Council (the FRC) published revisions to the UK Corporate Governance Code (the 2024 UKCGC), replacing the 2018 version with effect from financial years commencing on or after 1...more

Felicello Law PC

Lessons On Arbitration Carveouts From Diddy-Diageo Suit

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Combs Wines and Spirits LLC, a company owned by Sean “Diddy” Combs, has a long-standing business relationship with Diageo North America Inc. by which Diageo distributes Ciroc Vodka and DeLeon Tequila. In May, Combs filed a...more

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