Corporate Leadership
Trump’s Attack on ‘Illegal’ DEI Disorients Corporate America
- Corporate leaders flooding lawyers with calls amidst confusion
- Robby Starbuck says he’s been consulting CEOs on DEI
Many large companies reexamined their diversity programs after the Supreme Court threw out affirmative action in university admissions in 2023.
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President Donald Trump’s executive orders against “illegal” diversity, equity and inclusion policies have left corporations and their lawyers struggling to grasp exactly what that means.
Trump on Tuesday ordered federal contractors to affirm they don’t “engage in illegal discrimination, including illegal DEI.” He also directed government agencies to draw up a list of publicly traded corporations, large nonprofits and others in the private sector for potential investigations into compliance violations.