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Certain Nasdaq-listed companies should start taking steps now to make sure they comply with Nasdaq's new rule on board diversity.

Disclosures by public companies about their human capital management continue to be a focus of investors, regulators, and other stakeholders. In 2020, the SEC adopted a requirement for registrants...

On December 11, 2024, in a 9–8 decision, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit struck down the Nasdaq Stock Market's board diversity rules, holding that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission)...

On January 16, 2025, this blog presciently posed the question: "Is DEI Legal?" Just before President Trump's inauguration, I wrote that employers should take note that "many of the commentators...

In our DEI Annual Report, we feature the work of our affinity groups. What follows is a Q&A with Brandon Hadley, a partner and co-chair of our LGBTQ+ Coalition.

Whether representing a plaintiff determining where to file a lawsuit or a defendant evaluating whether it can remove a state action to federal court, lawyers are often tasked with determining the citizenship...

Last week, the U.S. Embassy in Paris issued a letter and certification form to multiple French companies requiring companies that serve the U.S. Government to certify their compliance with U.S. federal anti-discrimination laws

The President's recent Executive Orders addressing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) have resulted in a great deal of confusion and panic among employers.

President Trump started his second term by signing executive orders that covered a number of environmental, social, and governance (ESG)-related issues...

We are thrilled to kick off our new Government Contracts Navigator blog series, "Sustained Action: DEI in Government Contracting," which shines a light on diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives...

The Unstereotype Alliance just released its State of the Industry report for 2023. The Unstereotype Alliance, which was convened by UN Women, the United Nations entity for gender equality...

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on May 19, 2025, that it would use the False Claims Act (FCA) against institutions and contractors receiving federal funding that "knowingly"...

Per regulations, the Department will publish a Federal Register notice approximately one year prior to the NACIQI meeting, with a second notice published shortly before the meeting.

Affirmative action admissions developments in the higher education sector continue, as the U.S. Supreme Court recently declined to issue an emergency...

On August 15, 2025, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) proposed adding a supplement to the department's annually updated data collection from postsecondary educational institutions that participate in federal student...

What do missing bolts on an airplane door and employer diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs have in common? Texas Attorney General (AG) Ken Paxton...

Many of my corporate communications colleagues are out hitting the pavement, social media platforms and the PR circuit to build a following, to build relationships for our brands...

Ownership. I've always felt ownership matters. I worked in banking, so I helped people get into ownership positions and helped businesses take over other businesses.