Two critical employer actions stand out: ensuring DEI programs are legally compliant and offering employee training that ...

The rise in legal challenges to DEI programs proliferated after corporations stepped up efforts to increase racial and gender diversity after the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis in 2020.

Employee resource groups and DEI training are just some of the HR initiatives that employers may opt to re-examine, ...

By proactively reassessing both the substance and presentation of DEI initiatives, employers can continue to foster inclusive ...

Diversity consultant of Paradigm Joelle Emerson said that many Big Law firms already adjusted their DEI programming in the wake of the 2023 U.S. Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action and the ...

Employers should therefore monitor the legal challenges and agency actions in response to President Trump's DEI-related EOs and make timely policy adjustments if necessary.

The Supreme Court's ruling in Fair Admissions inspired America First Legal, led by former Trump advisor and anti-DEI advocate Stephen Miller, to declare, opens new tab on June 29, 2023, that "all ...

Early affirmative action programs were struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court beginning in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978) (striking down quota systems based on race when ...

If they called it affirmative action, they’d be honest,” she said, pointing out that DEI is a way for corporations to pad ESG scores and highlight a public-facing orientation toward racial ...

Just days after taking office, President Donald Trump sent a clear message to corporate America: Follow the federal government’s lead and “end illegal DEI discrimination” or face civil ...

The lawsuit is one of a growing number of legal actions against DEI and ESG policies. In January, a federal judge found that American Airlines, the world’s leading passenger carrier, unlawfully ...