03.28.2025“Unlawful DEI” Explained (Or Not) By New EEOC GuidanceOn January 20, 2025, the Trump Administration executed Executive Order 14173, entitled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity.” The Order instructed the federal government to combat “illegal private-sector DEI [Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion] mandates, programs, and activities.” The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) enforces federal anti-discrimination laws which make discrimination and harassment based on race, religion, national origin, age, disability, and sex unlawful, which are referred to as protected categories. In furtherance of the Executive Order, on March 19, 2024, the EEOC issued guidance to explain and identify unlawful DEI.
02.10.2025Key Take-Aways On The Executive Order Removing Barriers to AI DevelopmentOn January 23, 2025, the President issued an Executive Order on “Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence.” The Executive Order seeks to position the Country as a global leader in AI innovation. The Executive Order also instructs that AI systems must be “free from ideological bias or engineered social agendas.”
02.05.2025Banks Targeted by Attorney GeneralsOn January 21, 2025, President Donald Trump, through Executive Order, declared affirmative action and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs unlawful in the federal government and also for those employers who enter into contracts with the federal government. As part of his Executive Order, Present Trump required the heads of all federal agencies to “encourage the private sector to end illegal discrimination and preferences, including DEI.” He required each federal agency to identify nine civil compliance investigations aimed at publicly traded companies.
01.27.2025Federal Contractors Get Relief from PLA and DEI Requirements This past week, employers received two reprieves from mandatory conditions before winning federal contracts. On January 21, 2025, Federal Claims Court Judge Ryan T. Holte ruled that President Biden’s 2022 Executive Order that federal agencies choose only bidders that agree to enter into project labor agreements (PLAs) with unions for any federal construction contract over $35 million is unlawful. Judge Holt sided with the plaintiff Contractors in ruling that the Executive Order improperly drives up prices and contravenes other laws requiring full and open competition in contract procurement. In sum, he tossed the Order as being arbitrary and capricious.
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