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jdsupra.com | T. Scott Kelly |Zachary Zagger
On April 15, 2025, a group of former U.S. Department of Labor officials issued an “open letter” urging federal contractors to continue voluntary diversity practices, including conducting self-assessments, despite the Trump administration’s attacks on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs and the revocation of Executive Order (EO) 11246, which mandated federal contractors’ affirmative action and non-discrimination obligations.
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1 week ago | 
openlegalblogarchive.org | T. Scott Kelly |Zachary Zagger
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1 week ago | 
ogletree.com | T. Scott Kelly |Zachary Zagger
Quick HitsA group of former U.S. Department of Labor officials is urging federal contractors to maintain their voluntary diversity practices despite the Trump administration’s revocation of Executive Orders supporting affirmative action and anti-discrimination efforts. The officials assert that continued diversity, equity, and inclusion programs are essential for compliance with federal laws and for promoting equal opportunity in the workplace.
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2 weeks ago | 
mondaq.com | T. Scott Kelly |Simone Francis |Zachary Zagger
Quick HitsA group of former EEOC officials has issued a statementasserting that employers can implement specific DEI programswithout violating antidiscrimination laws, despite recent technicalassistance from the acting chair of the EEOC that could classifysuch initiatives as unlawful discrimination. The former officials argued that proactive efforts to promotediversity and equal opportunity are essential and can be executedlawfully.
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2 weeks ago | 
jdsupra.com | Simone Francis |T. Scott Kelly |Zachary Zagger
On April 3, 2025, a group of former U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) officials issued a statement defending specific employer diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in response to technical assistance issued by the acting director of the EEOC last month.
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2 weeks ago | 
ogletree.com | T. Scott Kelly |Simone Francis |Zachary Zagger
Quick HitsA group of former EEOC officials has issued a statement asserting that employers can implement specific DEI programs without violating antidiscrimination laws, despite recent technical assistance from the acting chair of the EEOC that could classify such initiatives as unlawful discrimination. The former officials argued that proactive efforts to promote diversity and equal opportunity are essential and can be executed lawfully.
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3 weeks ago | 
jdsupra.com | T. Scott Kelly |Christina Pantazis |Zachary Zagger
Enacted as part of the recent National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the U.S. Congress established a significant new fraud enforcement mechanism, called the Administrative False Claims Act (AFCA), which empowers federal agencies to investigate and adjudicate more fraud cases involving false claims and statements made to the government.
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3 weeks ago | 
natlawreview.com | Eugene Choi |Jeff Mayes |T. Scott Kelly |Christina Pantazis
On March 25, 2025, the governor of Delaware signed into law Senate Bill 21, over much opposition from the plaintiffs’ bar and some academics. The bill, which amends Sections 144 and Section 220 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, 8 Del. C. (the “DGCL”), seeks to provide clarity for transactional planners in conflicted and controller transactions, and seeks to limit the reach of Section 220 books and records demands.
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3 weeks ago | 
jdsupra.com | T. Scott Kelly |Zachary Zagger
On March 27, 2025, a federal judge for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois temporarily blocked the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) from enforcing portions of two provisions in President Donald Trump’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)-related executive orders (EO). Quick Hits A federal judge in Illinois issued a temporary restraining order blocking the DOL from enforcing certain provisions in two executive orders aimed at eliminating “illegal” DEI programs.
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3 weeks ago | 
openlegalblogarchive.org | T. Scott Kelly |Zachary Zagger
Quick HitsA federal judge in Illinois issued a temporary restraining order blocking the DOL from enforcing certain provisions in two executive orders aimed at eliminating “illegal” DEI programs. The judge found certain provisions are coercive and undefined, likely violating the First Amendment. The ruling comes amid multiple ongoing legal challenges related to DEI initiatives. U.S. District Judge Matthew F.
