Latest Diversity Headlines
All the headlines from our Diversity Topic Page, ordered by recency.
UK Finance Watchdog Plans on Diversity Targets a ‘Bad Idea,’ Minister Says
Apr 19 2024 // Plans by Britain’s financial regulator to require firms to set targets for improving diversity could be counterproductive, UK business and women minister Kemi Badenoch said on Thursday. The Financial Conduct...
State Bar of Wisconsin Agrees to Change Diversity Definition in Lawsuit Settlement
Apr 8 2024 // MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin association representing attorneys agreed last week to change the definition of “diversity” to settle a federal lawsuit brought by a conservative law firm that argued its...
Group That Sued Pfizer Over Diversity Program Loses Appeal
Mar 7 2024 // A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit by a conservative group opposed to diversity initiatives in medicine that challenged a Pfizer fellowship program designed to boost the pipeline of Black,...
Supreme Court Leaves Intact Elite School’s Diversity Policy
Feb 21 2024 // A divided US Supreme Court refused to question an admissions policy at a competitive Virginia public high school, turning away contentions that the program was designed to reduce the percentage of Asian-American...
NFL Diversity Policies Are Racist, Conservative Group Says
Feb 7 2024 // A conservative U.S. legal group has accused the National Football League (NFL) and its teams of engaging in discrimination through its influential “Rooney Rule,” which requires teams to interview at least one...
Tesla Drops Minority-Worker Language After Musk’s Rants Over Diversity Initiatives
Feb 1 2024 // Tesla Inc. removed language about minority workers and supporting employee resource groups from one of its regulatory filings after Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk’s recent comments criticizing diversity...
Women in Finance Criticize City of London’s ‘Tokenistic’ Diversity Efforts
Jan 18 2024 // Testimonies from 40 women across banking, insurance, and asset management in Britain describe diversity and inclusion initiatives as often “tokenistic,” and lacking the “teeth” to make a change in...
Corporate America Is Rethinking Diversity Hiring as Legal Challenges Rise
Nov 22 2023 // The same conservative activists who helped gut race-related college admissions at the US Supreme Court have now set their sights on corporate diversity programs, barraging airlines, tech giants and law firms with lawsuits...
People Moves: California Commissioner Make Appointments to CAARP, CIGA Board and Insurance Diversity Task Force
Nov 21 2023 // California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara reappointed members Bernardo de la Torre, Cynthia Strathmann and Doug Heller to the California Automobile Assigned Risk Plan (CAARP) Advisory Committee. Deepika Srivastava and...
Conservatives Challenging Nasdaq Board Diversity Rule Appeal to Full 5th Circuit
Oct 26 2023 // A conservative group that lost a challenge to Nasdaq’s board diversity disclosure rule appealed the decision on Wednesday, requesting a full court review and saying that the rule discriminates based on race and...
Appeals Court Upholds Nasdaq Board Diversity Rule
Oct 19 2023 // A U.S. appeals court upheld Nasdaq’s board diversity rule on Wednesday, requiring companies listed on the exchange to have women and minority directors on their boards or explain why they do not. In a lengthy...
Layoffs, Remote Working Hinder Diversity Push, UK Finance Executives Say
Sep 28 2023 // Layoffs, working from home and misguided tips on how to get ahead are hindering moves by financial firms on inclusion and diversity, British industry executives said on Wednesday. Britain’s Financial Conduct...
Conservative Activist Uses Civil War-Era Law to Challenge Corporate Diversity
Sep 26 2023 // The anti-affirmative action activist behind the successful U.S. Supreme Court challenge to race-conscious college admissions policies is trying to use a Civil War-era law designed to protect formerly enslaved Black people...
Britain Proposes Diversity and Misconduct Rules for Financial Services Firms
Sep 25 2023 // Britain’s financial regulators proposed guidance on Monday for financial firms to tackle sexual harassment and bullying, along with new requirements for large banks and insurers to set targets to improve diversity...
Executives Go Quiet on Diversity After Affirmative Action Ruling
Sep 11 2023 // US executives drastically cut back on public discussions of workplace diversity last quarter, in the first earnings season since the Supreme Court’s ruling against affirmative action sent a chill through corporate...
InclusionScore CEO: Recent Events Highlight Need to Rein in Costly D&I Risk
Sep 4 2023 // At the end of June, James Felton Keith read the news of the U.S. Supreme Court’s majority rulings regarding affirmative action in higher education, and the application of free speech in anti-discrimination law. At...
Critics of Workplace Diversity Efforts Eye Civil War-Era Law
Sep 1 2023 // Several suits filed on behalf of White workers following the US Supreme Court’s decision outlawing affirmative action in higher education are banking on a Civil War-era statute guaranteeing equal rights to Black...
Conservative Attacks on Diversity Efforts in Corporate America Keep Coming
Aug 24 2023 // Before the US Supreme Court did away with affirmative action in college admissions, corporate America was bracing itself for attacks on its diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. They have begun — and there will likely...
Lawsuit Says Gannett Discriminates Against White Workers to Meet Diversity Goals
Aug 23 2023 // Gannett Co Inc., the largest U.S. newspaper publisher, is facing a lawsuit claiming its efforts to diversify newsrooms led to discrimination against white workers. The proposed class action was filed in Virginia federal...
Ex-Trump Administration Officials Target Corporate Diversity Efforts
Aug 18 2023 // Activision Blizzard Inc and Kellogg Co have joined a growing list of major U.S. companies to face claims from a group founded by former Trump administration officials that efforts to diversify their workforces amount to...
