Why Trump Is Ending Enforcement of Civil Rights Laws That Ban ‘Disparate Impact’ May 5, 2025 By Daniel Wiessner President Donald Trump recently ordered federal agencies not to enforce laws that prohibit policies and practices with discriminatory impacts that...
Law Students Sue Civil Rights Agency Over Crackdown on Law-Firm DEI Policies April 16, 2025 By Daniel Wiessner Three law students on Tuesday sued a U.S. civil rights agency, claiming that its probe into diversity policies at 20...
Appeals Court Blocks Trump From Removing Democrats From Labor Boards April 7, 2025 By Daniel Wiessner and Jonathan Stempel A federal appeals court blocked U.S. President Donald Trump from removing Democratic members from two federal labor boards on Monday,...
EEOC Targets 20 Big Law Firms With Demand for DEI Data March 18, 2025 By Daniel Wiessner The head of the U.S. agency that enforces laws banning workplace discrimination on Monday warned 20 major law firms that...
US Court Allows Trump to Enforce Ban on DEI Programs, For Now March 16, 2025 By Daniel Wiessner A U.S. appeals court on Friday said the Trump administration could temporarily implement a ban on diversity, equity and inclusion...
US Labor Board Drops Defense of Law Barring Trump From Firing Democratic Member March 11, 2025 By Daniel Wiessner The U.S. agency that enforces the labor rights of private-sector workers is abandoning its defense of a law barring the...
American Airlines’ ESG-Based Investing for 401(k) Plan Is Illegal, US Judge Rules January 13, 2025 By Daniel Wiessner A federal judge in Texas on Friday said American Airlines violated federal law by basing investment decisions for its employee...
Amazon Agrees to Worker Safety Measures to Settle OSHA Probe December 20, 2024 By Daniel Wiessner Amazon.com will implement safety measures at all of its U.S. facilities to settle a federal agency’s claims that it failed...
American Airlines Settles Race Discrimination Suit by Black Men Removed From Flight December 20, 2024 By Daniel Wiessner American Airlines has agreed to settle a race discrimination lawsuit by three Black men who were temporarily removed from a...
Judge Says Southwest Must Face Bias Claims Over Free Flights for Hispanic Students December 9, 2024 By Daniel Wiessner U.S. judge on Friday said Southwest Airlines must face a lawsuit by a prominent affirmative action opponent claiming a now-defunct...