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Civil rights agency drops a key tool used to investigate workplace discrimination

The U.S. civil rights agency responsible for enforcing worker rights will stop investigating complaints about company policies that don’t explicitly discriminate but may disproportionately harm certain groups

The Independent UK

Complying with Trump administration’s attack on DEI could get employers into legal trouble

Since returning to office, President Donald Trump and his administration have waged a war on diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, including those of private businesses across the country.

The Conversation

Transgender federal employees say they face fear and discrimination under Trump

The Trump administration since January has moved to reverse years of legal and policy gains for transgender Americans, from stripping government websites of “gender ideology” to reinstituting a ban on transgender service members in the military

The Independent UK

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Would You Tolerate This? Worker Says They Were Fired Over Facebook Messenger

Ever thought your job could disappear at the tap of a screen? One worker’s ordeal highlights just how impersonal—and shocking—that can be. Imagine being on vacation and getting a job termination via Facebook Messenger—no phone call, no face-to-face, just a text. This story isn’t just wild—it raises serious questions about…

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She Was Fired for Defying Trump—But She's Coming Back Swinging

Judge Karen Ortiz resisted an anti-trans directive under Trump—and paid the price. Now she’s taking on the agency that fired her.

Marie Claire

Why Is Columbia University Paying A $200 Million Fine? Here's What They Did Wrong According To Trump

Columbia University will pay $221 million and adopt major reforms after a federal probe found civil rights violations and failure to address antisemitism.

International Business Times UK

Feds Try To Bankrupt a Moving Company for Hiring Strong, Young Movers

Nobody complained about the company, so federal bureaucrats launched their own crusade.

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Federal agency shifts stance on transgender discrimination complaints, but hurdles remain

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has decided to allow some transgender discrimination complaints to move forward

The Independent UK

Great job – MAGA crowd launches attack on sports team for, like, unforgivable crime of welcoming everyone

What they're actually upset about speaks volumes.

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Anthony D’Esposito looks to go from cop to congressman to inspector general - Roll Call

A familiar face returned to the Hill on Wednesday, as ex-Rep. Anthony D’Esposito faced a Senate panel as nominee for Labor inspector general.

Roll Call

Civil rights agency's acting chief to face questions on anti-DEI, transgender stances

The acting chief of the country’s top agency for enforcing worker rights will face questions at a Senate committee hearing Wednesday over her efforts to prioritize anti-diversity investigations while sidelining certain racial and gender discrimination cases and quashing protections for transgender workers

The Independent UK

Acting head of US employment rights agency failing to protect trans and nonbinary workers, Democrats say

Letter alleges that Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ‘abdicated responsibility under the law’

The Guardian - US

Government moves to drop Sheetz discrimination case as Trump targets key civil rights tool

Federal authorities are moving to drop a racial discrimination lawsuit against the Sheetz convenience store chain, part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to halt the use of a key tool for enforcing the country’s civil rights laws

The Independent UK

A judge tells federal agencies they can't enforce anti-trans bias policies against Catholic groups

A federal judge has ruled that two federal agencies cannot punish Catholic employers and health care providers if they refuse, for religious reasons, to provide gender-affirming care to transgender patients or won’t provide health insurance coverage for such care to their workers

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The Conversation

Experimenting with generative AI to kibbitz and futz towards more inclusive futures

What does it mean to think, act and work as a Jewish professor when human freedoms are under siege and authoritarian power gains ground? And how can we draw on our Jewish identities to navigate the sweeping encroachment of new technologies like AI?

The Independent UK

Judge vacates federal rules requiring employers to provide accommodations for abortions

A federal judge in Louisiana on Wednesday struck down government regulations requiring most employers nationwide to provide workers with time off and other accommodations for abortions

Fortune

Major companies are anxiously awaiting to see whether or not they will be targeted by the federal government for a DEI investigation

“Companies have been trying to prepare for this.”

The Independent UK

Federal judge strikes down workplace protections for transgender workers

A federal judge in Texas struck down guidance from a government agency specifying protections against workplace harassment based on gender identity and sexual orientation

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The Independent UK

Civil rights agency moves to fire judge fighting Trump directives

The federal agency tasked with protecting workers’ civil rights has moved to terminate a New York administrative judge who has resisted compliance with President Donald Trump’s directives for the agency

The Independent UK

Barnard College staff alarmed by federal survey asking if they're Jewish

A federal regulator tasked with rooting out antisemitism on college campuses is sending text messages to the personal phones of Barnard College employees asking if they are Jewish, and if they’ve experienced harassment as a result

The Guardian - US

US federal agency texts Barnard College employees to ask if they’re Jewish

Employees received text from EEOC on personal phones linking to survey asking if they are Jewish or Israeli

The Independent UK

Judge blocks worker protections for abortion and fertility care for Catholic employers

More than 9,000 Catholic employers do not need to abide by federal regulations protecting workers who seek abortions and fertility treatments under a ruling issued this week by a federal judge

The Guardian - US

Trump says five more law firms agree to pro bono work to avoid punitive executive orders

Cadwalader and Latham & Watkins among major firms to provide $600m in pro bono work to Trump-backed causes

The Independent UK

Community, mentors and skill-building: Experts weigh the role of employee resource groups

Employer-sanctioned groups designed to enhance diversity and inclusion began in corporate America in the 1970s to help address tensions around race, gender and sexual orientation

The Independent UK

EEOC chief shift focus to investigating DEI but her methods provoke outcries

The acting chief of the top federal agency for protecting worker rights has signaled a pivot toward prioritizing President Donald Trump’s campaign to stamp out diversity, equity and inclusion programs in the private and public sectors

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