What Do Recent EEOC Subpoena Enforcement Actions Tell Us About The Kinds of Data And Documents The EEOC Will Use To Investigate Unlawful DEI And Other Discriminatory Employment Practices
Key Takeaways Recent federal court filings by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against major employers like Nike, Northwestern Mutual, and Genuine Parts Co. (NAPA Auto Parts) signal a aggressive shift in how the agency investigates employment...
Greatly Expanded IPEDS Reporting for Colleges & Universities Approved by Trump Administration
The following compliance alert was provided by Mickey Silberman, Esq. and Michelle Duncan, Esq. of Silberman Law PC. Submission of Seven Years of Detailed Data Due by March 18, 2026 Data to be Used for Potential Discrimination Investigations First, the good...
AI and the Hiring Revolution: Rethinking Access and Equality in a Tech-Driven World
Artificial intelligence (AI) has rapidly become a cornerstone of modern recruitment, promising faster, more efficient, and seemingly objective hiring processes. However, as organizations rush to integrate AI-powered tools into their talent acquisition strategies, many...
Compliance News | Trump Signs New Executive Order, ‘Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy’
On Wednesday, April 23, 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order going after disparate impact liability under various titles of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended by the Civil Rights Act of 1991. The Executive Order (Restoring Equality of Opportunity and...
Maryland Judge Halts Enforcement of Trump’s Anti-DEI Executive Orders
A Baltimore judge issued a nationwide preliminary injunction on Friday, February 21, that halted the enforcement of President Trump’s anti-DEI executive orders (EOs). Earlier this month, the city of Baltimore and higher education groups sued the Trump administration...
States Take Action Against DEI: Missouri v. Starbucks
On Tuesday, February 11, 2025, the State of Missouri sued Starbucks for violations of federal and state laws prohibiting race discrimination. In a statement regarding the lawsuit, Attorney General Andrew Bailey said, “[r]acism has no place in Missouri. [The State]...
Compliance News | A Review and Comparison of OFCCP-Relevant Executive Orders, Regulatory Activity, and Directives Under the Biden Administration and the Prior Trump Administration
There is significant speculation about what changes affecting federal contractor equal employment opportunity and affirmative action programs will occur in a second Trump presidential term. There is reason to believe that the new administration could peel back from...
Compliance News | President-Elect Trump Identifies Outgoing Representative Lori Chavez-DeRemer as His Intended Secretary of Labor
On November 10, 2024, President-elect Trump announced that he intends to nominate Lori Chavez-DeRemer as Secretary of Labor for his upcoming term. Ms. Chavez-DeRemer has served in Congress as representative for Oregon’s 5th congressional district. She was elected to...