During this webinar, FortneyScott's experienced practitioners will:  Catalogue of the Administration’s activities focused on Higher Education; Trace the trends across agencies; Discuss expanded use of Title VI; and, Provide practical guidance for all employers.

In this content-packed webinar, our experienced practitioners address:  The latest developments relating to Executive Order 14173’s new restrictions on “illegal Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI),” and updates on related judicial developments; Practical lessons learned in evaluating whether DEI programs comply with EO 14173; The EEOC’s focus on protecting Americans from discrimination and investigating DEI practices at law firms; and, New initiatives by federal agencies to investigate antisemitism at higher ed institutions.

In this webinar, FortneyScott’s highly experienced attorneys, including David Fortney, Leslie Silverman (former Vice Chair of EEOC), and Nita Beecher, will discuss the practical implications for employers due to the latest changes at EEOC, including: Impact of President Trump’s unprecedented personnel actions resulting in a lack of a quorum; Response of Acting Chair Andrea Lucas to President Trump’s Executive Orders; Likely focus of the EEOC under the Trump Administration; and, Impact on EEOC of the Trump Administration’s efforts to secure reversal of the Supreme Court’s seminal Humphrey’s Estate decision.

The False Claims Act and "Illegal DEI": What Federal Contractors Need to Know. Join Nita Beecher, Sarah Mugmon, and Adriana Joens to discuss the following questions.

Join David Fortney, Elizabeth Bradley, and Nita Beecher as they discuss the practical implications of how employers respond to the new prohibitions on “illegal DEI,” including: