On January 20, 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order 13985, “Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government.” The Executive Order states that “the Federal Government should pursue a comprehensive approach to advancing equity for all, including people of color and others who have been historically underserved, marginalized, and adversely affected [...]
In reference to our previous article about Executive Order 13950 (Order), many companies were concerned about how this Order would affect their diversity and inclusion trainings. In a speech, Department of Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia clarified this concern by saying the Order “does not prohibit workplace training about non-discrimination and equal opportunity—that training is important, [...]
President Trump’s recent Executive Order 13950 (the EO) seeks to prohibit the federal agencies and federal contractors from using employee trainings that “promote race or sex stereotyping or scapegoating” or use “divisive concepts.” There has been a lot of discussion about the EO, both from its challengers and its proponents, especially because many of you [...]