Cozen O’Connor I Webinar: Employer DEI Policies Under the Trump Administration: Next Steps and Practical Advice

Following a flurry of executive orders signed by President Trump, employers are working hard to understand the fast-changing compliance landscape surrounding DEI policies and to weigh critical decisions about next steps. Employer policies and practices that touch upon DEI — however that may be defined — will no doubt face increased scrutiny and legal challenges. Changes to such programs may bring legal risk and/or criticism from employees, customers, and business partners.

Topics for discussion:

• Update on executive orders impacting both government contractors and companies that do not do business with the federal government.
• Overview of legal challenges to the executive orders.
• Update on EEOC enforcement policies and recent cases involving reverse discrimination or other relevant legal theories.
• Recent actions by state attorneys general on DEI or other legal obligations that may conflict with the executive orders.
• Roundtable discussion of practical options and legal considerations for employers seeking to maintain or change current DEI programs.