DEI
Trump Gives Schools a Deadline to End DEI Programs or Risk Losing Federal Money
In a memo to education institutions, the Education Department gave an ultimatum to stop using “racial preferences” as a factor in admissions, financial aid, hiring or other areas within 14 days, or lose their eligibility for federal money. read more >
by Associated Press -
Walmart Becomes Latest and Biggest Company to Roll Back Its DEI Policies
The changes are sweeping and include everything from not renewing a commitment to a racial equity center to ending priority treatment for certain suppliers. read more >
by Associated Press -
Broderick Daniels on AI, Flex Jobs & the Future of HR
Daniels is responsible for managing the HR business partner and HR operations functions at Southern Bancorp. read more >
Civil Rights Groups Call on Major Corporations to Stick With DEI Programs
A broad group of civil rights organizations are calling on the CEOs and board members of major companies to maintain their commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. read more >
by Associated Press -
DEI Opponents are Using a 1866 Civil Rights Law to Challenge DEI Workplace Equity Policies
Section 1981 of the act was originally meant to protect formerly enslaved people — or Black people specifically — from economic exclusion. read more >
by Matt Pramschufer -
Law Firms Under Scrutiny: Legal Implications of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Initiatives
Two Arkansas elected officials are warning companies that they could be breaking the law with their diversity, equity and inclusion programs. But legal experts disagree. read more >
by Mark Friedman -