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On April 15, 2025, a group of former U.S. Department of Labor officials issued an "open letter" urging federal contractors to continue voluntary diversity practices, including conducting self-assessments, despite the Trump administration's attacks on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs and the revocation of Executive Order (EO)11246, which mandated federal contractors' affirmative action and non-discrimination obligations...

On February 6, 2026, in National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education v. Trump, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth...

On July 29, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), through the Attorney General (AG), issued new guidance directed to all federal agencies, and applicable to federal fund recipients...

For New York employers, the standards for sexual harassment may be shifting. The state requires all employers to adopt its model sex harassment policy or craft one that equals or exceeds minimum standards.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has unveiled its National Enforcement Plan for fiscal years 2025-2029, marking a dramatic shift in priorities under the Trump administration.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") and the Department of Justice ("DOJ"), two federal agencies responsible for policing discrimination in the workplace...

The Starbucks settlement shows that state attorneys general are also scrutinizing employment and corporate governance practices involving race- or sex-based goals, preferences, and participation requirements.

On May 24, 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released its first Language Access Annual Progress Report (the Report) reflecting on its advancements...

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced that IBM agreed to pay $17,077,043 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act (FCA)...

The first quarter of 2026 witnessed transformative shifts in federal procurement law, from the comprehensive FAR rewrite initiative to heightened DEI compliance requirements and unprecedented scrutiny of the 8(a) small business program. These developments, coupled with new supply chain risk designations and geopolitical pressures from the U.S.-Iran conflict, are fundamentally reshaping compliance obligations and strategic considerations for government contractors across defense, technology...

President Trump has issued an executive order requiring that federal contractors agree in their contracts not to engage in "racially discriminatory DEI activities."

Please join GT Shareholders Kate Kalmykov, Erez Tucner, and Cynthia Marian for the next lunch-and-learn.

At the Fall 2023 National Meeting of the US National Association of Insurance Commissioners ("NAIC"), a number of sessions were focused on environmental, social and governance...

As part of the Unleashing American Innovators Act of 2022, the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced in December 2023 that it will open a Southeast regional office in Atlanta, Georgia.

Yayoi Kusama's new exhibit, I Spend Each Day Embracing Flowers, opened this month at New York's David Zwirner gallery. The all-time highest selling female artist, Kusama is known for her massive...

Now that Nasdaq's board diversity matrix disclosure deadline has arrived, foreign private issuers (FPIs) and companies considering US initial public offerings...

As you probably know, on August 6, the SEC approved Nasdaq's proposal for a new listing rule regarding board diversity and disclosure, along with a proposal...

DOJ attorneys will use the False Claims Act to investigate and pursue claims against any federal funds recipient that knowingly violates federal civil rights laws.