Promoting diversity in the workforce has become a key focus for many employers. Organizations have increasingly recognized the many benefits of employing a workforce with diverse backgrounds, ...

The guidance identifies various practices that will be construed as unlawful discrimination and suggests “best practices” for institutions to avoid violations. While some aspects of the Guidance ...

Job opportunities reserved exclusively for candidates of a particular race, sex or other characteristic protected by federal anti-discrimination laws present the highest level of legal risk for ...

Hiring or promotion practices that “prioritizes candidates from underrepresented groups” for admission, hiring, promotion, bypassing qualified candidates who do not belong to those groups. Creating a ...

Jonathan Segal is a partner with Duane Morris and managing principal of the Duane Morris Institute. On July 29, the Department of Justice (via the Office of the Attorney General) issued a lengthy memo ...

(Bloomberg) -- A memo from the US Department of Justice ramps up the pressure on government contractors, universities, nonprofits and other entities doing business with the government to pare back any ...

As recent federal guidance explained, federal law “prohibits covered entities from using race, color, and national origin in decisions pertaining to admissions, hiring, promotion, compensation, ...