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All Items: Title VII (The Civil Rights Act of 1964)

  • New EEOC Enforcement Plan Targets DEI Practices

    Date:
    June 12, 2026

    The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's new National Enforcement Plan (NEP) for fiscal years 2025-29 cements the agency's commitment to Trump administration priorities such as targeting voluntary diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs and deprioritizing job protections for transgender individuals.

  • Federal Contractors Must Agree Not to Engage in "Racially Discriminatory" DEI

    Date:
    April 1, 2026

    A new executive order directs federal agencies to include in all contracts a clause in which contractors and subcontractors reject certain diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) activities.

  • DOJ Warns Federal Contractors About DEI Practices

    Date:
    August 1, 2025

    The Department of Justice (DOJ) has issued a guidance document providing examples of workplace programs and practices it considers to constitute unlawful discrimination in the guise of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI).

  • Supreme Court Rejects Higher Bar to Prove Majority-Group Discrimination

    Date:
    June 5, 2025

    In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court has held that the evidentiary bar to prove workplace discrimination is no higher for majority group members than it is for minority group plaintiffs.

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