Why Trump Is Ending Enforcement of Civil Rights Laws That Ban ‘Disparate Impact’ May 5, 2025 By Daniel Wiessner President Donald Trump recently ordered federal agencies not to enforce laws that prohibit policies and practices with discriminatory impacts that...
Ohio Eatery to Pay $125K Over Race Discrimination Lawsuit May 1, 2025 Bennett Enterprises Inc., doing business as Ralphie’s Sports Eatery Company, will pay $125,000 and provide other relief to settle a...
Law Students Sue Civil Rights Agency Over Crackdown on Law-Firm DEI Policies April 16, 2025 By Daniel Wiessner Three law students on Tuesday sued a U.S. civil rights agency, claiming that its probe into diversity policies at 20...
EEOC Chief Shifts Focus to Investigating DEI but Methods Provoke an Outcry April 10, 2025 By Alexandra Olson and Claire Savage The acting chief of the top federal agency for protecting worker rights has signaled a pivot toward prioritizing President Donald...
Viewpoint: EEOC Documents on DEI Programs Increase Pressure on Employers April 9, 2025 By Tracey O'Brien, Tracy Wolf and Erik K. Eisenmann On March 19, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Public Affairs issued a press release announcing two...
EEOC & DOJ Issue Guidance to Workers on Discrimination Related to DEI Programs March 25, 2025 By Olaoluwaposi O. Oshinowo, Savanna L. Shuntich and Kahlil H. Epps On March 19, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), jointly issued technical...
EEOC Targets 20 Big Law Firms With Demand for DEI Data March 18, 2025 By Daniel Wiessner The head of the U.S. agency that enforces laws banning workplace discrimination on Monday warned 20 major law firms that...
EEOC Seeks to Drop Transgender Discrimination Cases February 24, 2025 By Claire Savage and Alexandra Olson Signaling a major shift in civil rights enforcement, the federal agency that enforces workplace anti-discrimination laws has moved to dismiss...
EEOC Says It’s Going After ‘Anti-American Bias’ in the Workplace February 20, 2025 By Chad Hemenway The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said it will enforce antidiscrimination laws against employers that “illegally prefer non-American workers.” In...
EEOC Sues Two Automakers, Alleging Discrimination and Harassment January 21, 2025 By Jonathan Stempel The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Jan. 17 sued two large automakers, accusing General Motors and the United Auto...