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The volume and frequency of new developments related to the legal status of employer DEIA programs has made it difficult to issue timely written updates.

For example, the following developments occurred just in the last week: 

• District Court hearing regarding non-compliance by the administration and its agencies with the court’s injunction on the anti-DEIA Executive Orders
• Appellate Court order, later that same day, staying the district court’s injunction pending the appeal
• Issuance and publication of EEOC letters to twenty large law firms inquiring about specific DEIA programs
• Guidance from EEOC and the Department of Justice regarding unlawful DEIA programs
• Rescission of Biden administration Executive Orders and actions, including:
• Executive Order establishing a minimum wage for federal contractors
• Presidential Memorandum on Advancing the Human Rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex Persons Around the World
• New Executive Order regarding DEIA programs in the US “Foreign Service”

Events are happening so quickly that we think the standard Client Updates that we issue are not currently the best way to communicate developments. 

Accordingly, we started a weekly DEIA Developments Webinar Series to keep employers informed of the most recent developments related to DEIA programs.  These webinars will include our practical insights on what employers should be doing to strike their own balance between (a) their commitment to inclusion, diversity, and accessibility and (b) minimizing risk in the current environment and evolving landscape.

Relevant Links

Ending Radical And Wasteful Government DEI Programs And Preferencing - https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/ending-radical-and-wasteful-government-dei-programs-and-preferencing/

President Trump Acts to Roll Back DEI Initiatives - https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2025/02/10/president-trump-acts-to-roll-back-dei-initiatives/