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Over the past six weeks, Trump has issued a slew of executive orders (EOs) purporting to outlaw diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs of federal contractors...

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has submitted a proposal to rescind federal EEO reporting requirements, including EEO-1 through EEO-5 obligations and related demographic data collection. While this aligns with the Trump Administration's focus on reducing DEI initiatives, employers face uncertainty about whether 2026 reporting obligations remain in effect as the proposal undergoes the administrative rulemaking process.

On June 29, 2023, the United States Supreme Court in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College struck down the use of race-based affirmative action in college admissions.

Last month, Canada's Department of Finance published the Sustainable Finance Action Council (SFAC) recommendations for the development of a green taxonomy for sustainable investment...

American track and field champion, Tori Bowie, recently died suddenly from complications related to childbirth. The Three-Time Olympian who was once known as one of the fastest women in the world...

Agencies and contractors may see an increase in commercial and commercial-off-the-shelf procurements in the coming months.

On January 21, 2025, President Trump issued a broad executive order titled "Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity" (the "Order"), which among...

The US Department of Justice announced a $21.5 million settlement with Deloitte to resolve allegations that certain diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives violated federal anti-discrimination...

On March 14, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit granted the government's motion for a stay pending appeal, terminating a Maryland district court's injunction of certain elements of President Trump's...

On July 12, 2023, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) updated the STEM Designated Degree Program List by adding eight new qualifying fields of study.

In this episode, Sage Revell, a partner in Brown Rudnick's London office, interviews internationally renowned hostage negotiator Sue Williams...

Each week, Crowell & Moring's State Attorneys General team highlights significant actions that State AGs have taken. See our State Attorneys General page for more insights. Below are the updates from April 24 – May 1, 2025

On May 29, 2026, Governor Abigail Spanberger vetoed Virginia’s closely watched class action legislation, preserving Virginia’s status as one of only two states in the country (the other one being Mississippi)...

The European Union's recent passage of its Sustainability Financial Disclosure Regulation marks yet another milestone in the progression of environmental, social and governance matters...

Welcome to Insights, a new publication highlighting key employment, benefits and mobility developments over 2023 and looking ahead to 2024.

On March 20, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order (EO), "Improving Education Outcomes by Empowering Parents, States, and Communities,"...

Jenny's remarks underscore DOJ's continuing focus on its Civil Rights Fraud Initiative, an effort it announced in May 2025 to use the FCA, with its treble damages and penalties, to investigate federal funds recipients' DEI practices as violations of civil rights laws. DOJ previously announced this was a priority of the Civil Division.