diversity equity inclusion (DEI) News

Appeals Court Upholds Nasdaq Board Diversity Rule

A U.S. appeals court upheld Nasdaq’s board diversity rule on Wednesday, requiring companies listed on the exchange to have women and minority directors on their boards or explain why they do not. In a lengthy opinion, the New Orleans-based 5th …

Appeals Court Blocks Venture Capital Fund’s Grant Program for Black Women

A federal appeals court on Saturday blocked a venture capital fund from moving forward with a program that awards funding to businesses run by Black women in a case by the anti-affirmative action activist behind the successful U.S. Supreme Court …

Conservative Activist Uses Civil War-Era Law to Challenge Corporate Diversity

The anti-affirmative action activist behind the successful U.S. Supreme Court challenge to race-conscious college admissions policies is trying to use a Civil War-era law designed to protect formerly enslaved Black people from racial bias to dismantle American corporate diversity programs. …

Executives Go Quiet on Diversity After Affirmative Action Ruling

US executives drastically cut back on public discussions of workplace diversity last quarter, in the first earnings season since the Supreme Court’s ruling against affirmative action sent a chill through corporate boardrooms. Mentions of diversity, equity and inclusion on earnings …

Critics of Workplace Diversity Efforts Eye Civil War-Era Law

Several suits filed on behalf of White workers following the US Supreme Court’s decision outlawing affirmative action in higher education are banking on a Civil War-era statute guaranteeing equal rights to Black Americans to challenge the legality of corporate diversity, …

Conservative Attacks on Diversity Efforts in Corporate America Keep Coming

Before the US Supreme Court did away with affirmative action in college admissions, corporate America was bracing itself for attacks on its diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. They have begun — and there will likely be more to come. This …

Conservative Starbucks Investor Loses Diversity Challenge

A U.S. judge on Friday dismissed as frivolous a conservative activist investor’s lawsuit against Starbucks’ board for the coffee chain‘s diversity, equity and inclusion policies. The National Center for Public Policy Research (NCPPR) sued in August 2022 over Starbucks’ setting …

Companies Caught in Diversity Crossfire Are Frozen by Uncertainty

The US Supreme Court’s ruling against affirmative action has sparked a fierce debate over the future of diversity in corporate America, with dueling sides claiming either that workplace programs are unaffected by the decision, or that they’re suddenly open to …

Univ. of Texas System Pauses New DEI Policies

The University of Texas System’s board of regents said Wednesday it has put a pause on all new policies that promote diversity, equity and inclusion at its 13 university and health campuses and asked all school leaders to provide a …

Actions vs. Talk: Is the Insurance Industry Coming Through on DEI Commitments?

Though the last five years have included events – specifically the murder of George Floyd – that prompted many company leaders to make commitments to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), respondents of a recent survey tell a story of a …