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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has just declared war on corporate DEI programs, and every employee needs to understand what this means for their workplace rights. In this explosive episode of the Employee Survival Guide, employment attorney Mark delves into the EEOC's dramatic new stance that Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives are fundamentally illegal under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
The federal government, through Acting EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas, has taken the position that DEI programs create unlawful quotas and preferences based on protected characteristics like race and sex. Despite their widespread adoption across major corporations in recent years, these initiatives now face extinction as the EEOC begins targeting employers - starting with warning letters to twenty major law firms threatening enforcement action.
Mark provides crucial context about what makes DEI programs potentially discriminatory, explaining how the Supreme Court's decision abolishing affirmative action set the stage for this dramatic policy shift. You'll learn what constitutes illegal preferential treatment, why "reverse discrimination" isn't a separate legal category, and what employees should do if they believe they're experiencing discrimination related to DEI work.

EEOC and Justice Department Warn Against Unlawful DEI-Related Discrimination

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