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Deep DiveDEI attacks are likely to refine and improve programs, experts say
The intense pressure to end diversity initiatives has led companies to scrutinize their policies. Many of the attacks will end up strengthening DEI programs.
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Judge halts CFPB firings
In the same order, the bureau was told not to delete any agency data or transfer its reserve funding to the Fed or anywhere else. The CFPB then reportedly placed most employees on administrative leave.
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Comcast-NBCUniversal faces FCC probe over ‘invidious’ DEI policies
The agency’s new chairman says he’s concerned the cable TV, network and theme park operator continues to promote diversity, equity and inclusion.
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Federal judge sides with Biden Labor Dept. on ESG fiduciary rule
A Texas Northern District Court judge said the rule is still valid under Loper Bright and does not violate the Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
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The SEC has requested to delay climate rule arguments. What’s next?
Sustainable investing experts are not surprised by the delay and say it is expected to have minimal immediate impact.
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Wells Fargo faces labor board complaint over union vote
The National Labor Relations Board alleged the lender threatened and retaliated against workers in favor of unionization at a California branch.
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Executive’s failed severance pay lawsuit sought to ‘change’ ERISA’s rules, 6th Circuit says
“Top hat plans” — like the one at issue in the case — are not subject to ERISA’s fiduciary requirements, per the judgment.
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Ex-FDIC official McKernan tapped to lead CFPB
The development came on a day when the bureau terminated roughly 70 probationary employees, including enforcement division attorneys, according to Bloomberg Law.
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Accenture rolls back DEI goals to comply with Trump’s EOs
CEO Julie Sweet said the company would end its employee diversity representation goals and put “a greater focus on inclusion and a sense of belonging for all.”
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Trump pauses DOJ enforcement of law banning bribes to foreign officials
The administration says the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act is overenforced and harms U.S. companies’ competitiveness against international rivals.
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CFPB’s enforcement, supervision chiefs step down
The moves come after the bureau’s new leaders issued stop-work orders – and threatened personnel action in cases of “insubordination.”
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Conservative groups file EEOC charge over American Bar Association’s diversity clerkship
The allegations come amid a swift restructuring of the agency under President Donald Trump.
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Acting SEC Chair asks court not to schedule climate rule arguments
“The Commission’s briefs previously submitted in the cases consolidated in the Eighth Circuit do not reflect my views,” Acting Chair Mark Uyeda said.
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Employer allegedly created ‘exculpatory paper trail’ to justify firing pregnant HR employee
The lack of documented discipline against the employee before she disclosed her pregnancy raised a trial question over the true reason she was fired, the court said.
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Black workers and workers with disabilities are seeking flexible jobs in record numbers
More workers want fully remote jobs or “fully flexible hours,” allowing them to choose when their workdays begin and end, according to a Flexa report.
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OpinionShielding your organization from AI-related liability
There are some basic building blocks to ensure your insurance strategy is adequate.
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CFPB’s future hangs in the balance after a wild weekend
Headquarters-based staff will work remotely this week after a new acting chief halted agency supervision and enforcement and told the Fed he wouldn't take any unappropriated funding next quarter.
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Wave of GC and CLO retirements continues, BarkerGilmore says
Half of new general counsel and chief legal officers appointed last year were the result of in-house leaders leaving the workforce, the search firm’s legal-hiring analysis of Fortune 500 companies finds.
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Judge temporarily blocks Trump’s early resignation offer to feds
The U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts will hear additional arguments in a lawsuit brought by federal labor unions on Monday, Feb. 10.
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Publishing giants sue Idaho over state law enabling book bans
The plaintiffs allege HB 710 is unconstitutional and forces schools and public libraries to guess if any member of the public might object to any book.
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Former energy drink VP pleads guilty to insider trading
The ex-finance executive made $1.6 million trading on non-public data starting three days after he left Celsius Holdings, federal prosecutors alleged.
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DeepSeek surge hits companies, posing security risks
The Trump administration is scrutinizing the AI app, Italy and Taiwan have banned it, and companies have blocked it.
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OpinionDOJ’s rental price-fixing suit is following a misguided path
Regulators would like to think that RealPage’s price suggestions are rate mandates, but they only speak to a hypothetical price status at a given point in time.
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Deep DiveIt’s not just workplace raids. Mishandled electronic I-9s could be a costly immigration threat for employers under Trump.
A group of legal experts is sounding the alarm that noncompliant electronic Form I-9 vendors could put unsuspecting employers at risk.
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GM subsidiary resubmits lender charter application
GM Financial withdrew its application in June after a 3½-year wait – perhaps in anticipation of eased regulation under a Trump administration.
