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1 week ago | 
jdsupra.com | Nonnie L. Shivers |Zachary Zagger
Recent protests across major U.S. cities, including Los Angeles, have resulted in business disruptions impacting both employers and their employees. The events are a reminder for employers to prepare for emergencies in the face of increasing civil unrest and government responses.
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2 weeks ago | 
ogletree.com | Nonnie L. Shivers |Zachary Zagger
Quick HitsWith ongoing protests in many major U.S. cities and resulting action by the federal, state, and local governments, such as imposing curfews, employers may want to revisit and revise their emergency plans, including to ensure compliance with all applicable laws and to ensure employee safety and preservation of safe operations.
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1 month ago | 
mondaq.com | Simone Francis |T. Scott Kelly |Nonnie L. Shivers
In this installment of our Workplace Strategies Watercooler2025 podcast series, three key members of our Diversity,Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Compliance Practice Group—SimoneFrancis (St. Thomas/New York), Scott Kelly (Birmingham), and NonnieShivers (Phoenix)—address the status of DEI initiatives asthey face unprecedented scrutiny.
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1 month ago | 
ogletree.com | Simone Francis |T. Scott Kelly |Nonnie L. Shivers
May 21, 2025 By Simone R.D. Francis, T. Scott Kelly, and Nonnie L. Shivers In this installment of our Workplace Strategies Watercooler 2025 podcast series, three key members of our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Compliance Practice Group—Simone Francis (St. Thomas/New York), Scott Kelly (Birmingham), and Nonnie Shivers (Phoenix)—address the status of DEI initiatives as they face unprecedented scrutiny.
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1 month ago | 
mondaq.com | Karen Baillie |Nonnie L. Shivers |Zachary Zagger
Quick HitsA federal judge blocked the U.S. Department ofEducation's “Dear Colleague Letter” thatthreatened funding cuts for schools with DEI programs, protectingthe plaintiff organizations. The court found the letter vague and a potential infringementof First Amendment rights due to its lack of clear complianceguidelines for schools. The judge noted that the risk of federal funding loss couldharm institutions, leading to censorship of DEI discussions.
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1 month ago | 
jdsupra.com | Karen Baillie |Nonnie L. Shivers |Zachary Zagger
On April 24, 2025, a federal judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire largely blocked the U.S. Department of Education from cutting funding for schools that refuse to drop diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. Quick Hits A federal judge blocked the U.S. Department of Education’s “Dear Colleague Letter” that threatened funding cuts for schools with DEI programs, protecting the plaintiff organizations.
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1 month ago | 
ogletree.com | Karen Baillie |Nonnie L. Shivers |Zachary Zagger
Quick HitsA federal judge blocked the U.S. Department of Education’s “Dear Colleague Letter” that threatened funding cuts for schools with DEI programs, protecting the plaintiff organizations. The court found the letter vague and a potential infringement of First Amendment rights due to its lack of clear compliance guidelines for schools. The judge noted that the risk of federal funding loss could harm institutions, leading to censorship of DEI discussions.
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2 months ago | 
mondaq.com | T. Scott Kelly |Nonnie L. Shivers |Zachary Zagger
On April 23, 2025, President Donald Trump issued anexecutive order (EO) calling for an end to disparate impactliability for discrimination and ordering federal enforcementagencies to stop enforcement of antidiscrimination laws based ondisparate impact theories. Quick HitsPresident Trump signed an executive order aimed at ending thelegal theory of disparate impact discrimination by deprioritizingits enforcement within federal regulations, including Title VII ofthe Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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2 months ago | 
jdsupra.com | T. Scott Kelly |Nonnie L. Shivers |Zachary Zagger
On April 23, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order (EO) calling for an end to disparate impact liability for discrimination and ordering federal enforcement agencies to stop enforcement of antidiscrimination laws based on disparate impact theories.
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Mar 20, 2025 | 
jdsupra.com | Nonnie L. Shivers
[co-author: Leah Shepherd]The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently released two technical assistance documents to explain what constitutes illegal diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in the workplace. The technical assistance documents align with several executive orders on DEI that President Donald Trump issued shortly after he took office—which are being challenged in court.
