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Trump DEI Order: How Could the Administration’s Plans to Target Private Sector Impact Employers? (US)

In just his first days in office, President Donald Trump has signaled that his Administration’s efforts to curb Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) practices will start with the federal government but may soon have sweeping impacts on the private sector. This post details President Trump’s Executive Order that directs the U.S. Department of Justice, and … Continue Reading

Trump Transition: Shakeup at National Labor Relations Board Stalls NLRB Action (US)

It’s been a little more than a week since Inauguration Day, but the seismic shifts of presidential change in Washington, D.C. continue, now extending to and impacting the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board). On January 28, President Donald Trump shook up the NLRB with two major personnel decisions: one anticipated, the other unprecedented.… Continue Reading

President Trump Eliminates Affirmative Action and Anti-Discrimination Requirements on Federal Contractors (US)

Among the barrage of executive orders signed by President Trump upon assuming office was an order revoking a longstanding Executive Order that placed affirmative action requirements on federal government contractors. On January 21, 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order entitled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity,” revoking Executive Order 11246 based on the … Continue Reading

The Data Made Me Do It: New DOL guidance warns employers to address Artificial Intelligence (AI) risks in the workplace (US)

In the rapidly developing world of AI, federal regulators are again signaling that businesses and HR managers cannot depend on a “data made me do it” defense to employment decisions made with the help of AI systems. Expanding on guidance it released in May, the US Department of Labor (DOL) issued new guidance on October … Continue Reading
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