News and expert analysis on diversity
By Chris O'Malley and Greg Andrews | January 22, 2025
"There is no reason to believe companies are genuinely eliminating DEI—they are just going to hide it better," said Paul Chesser of the National Legal and Policy Center, a nonprofit opposing corporate diversity programs.
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By Habiba Cullen-Jafar | January 17, 2025
"I still remember arriving in London wearing my 20 quid suit," says private equity associate Arun Sohan-Pall, who launched his career with help from The PRIME alliance.
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By Amanda O'Brien | January 16, 2025
The university sanctioned Wax in September following a long history of controversial speech, including derogatory comments about Asian immigrants and claims Black students underperform academically.
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By Charles Toutant | January 16, 2025
The case isn't the first time remote work was shown to be a sensitive topic in the state judiciary. The judicial disciplinary system touched off a firestorm last January when it brought a complaint against Mercer County Superior Court Presiding Civil Judge Douglas Hurd for allowing his secretary to work remotely, allegedly in violation of a state policy.
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By Allison Dunn | January 15, 2025
Chief U.S. District Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV recalled advice he received as a new judge: "Never, ever allow a junior [attorney] to utter a word in your courtroom." Saylor didn't take the suggestion.
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By Allison Dunn | January 15, 2025
Chief U.S. District Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV recalled advice he received as a new judge: "Never, ever allow a junior [attorney] to utter a word in your courtroom." Saylor didn't take the suggestion.
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By Chris O'Malley | January 10, 2025
"The term 'DEI' has also become charged, in part because it is understood by some as a practice that suggests preferential treatment of some groups over others," Meta said in a memo to employees.
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By Alfred Olufemi | January 10, 2025
The new regulation may cause large South African law firms to lose work to consulting firms and other professional services providers, who are not subject to the legal sector code.
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By Riley Brennan | January 9, 2025
"Plaintiffs allege not just that Six Flags refused to allow A.V. to use his Convaid Cruiser, the particular model of mobility aid he was utilizing at the time, in its water attractions, but also that Six Flags refused to allow him to use any medical stroller and, further, refused to offer any other reasonable accommodation," U.S. Magistrate Judge Katherine A. Robertson said.
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By Charles Toutant | January 7, 2025
Don't Ask, Don't Tell, a policy which barred openly gay people from serving in the military, was repealed in 2011. But the government engaged in ongoing disparate treatment of LGBTQ+ veterans because their discharge papers sometimes cite separation codes that list homosexuality or "sexual perversion," the suit claimed.
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