Jackson Lewis P.C. · 2023 Mid-Year Report: SCOTUS Decision on Affirmative Action

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Alitia Faccone:

No matter the month or year, employers can count on one thing, changes in workplace law. Having reached the midway point of the year, 2023 does not look to be an exception. What follows is one of a collection of concise programs, as We Get Work the podcast provides the accompanying voice of the Jackson Lewis 2023 Mid-Year Report. Bringing you up-to-date legislative, regulatory, and litigation insights that have shaped the year thus far and will continue to do so. We invite you and others at your organization to experience the report in full on JacksonLewis.com, or listen to the podcast series on whichever streaming platform you turn to for compelling content. Thank you for joining us.

Samia Kirmani:

Hi, everyone. On Thursday, June 29th, which made for a very long and busy weekend for DEI practitioners, the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in SFFA v. Harvard and UNC, in which the court held that the use of race in student admissions violates the Equal Protection Clause of our Constitution. Not terribly surprising, but decidedly impactful. The talk leading up to the Supreme Court's decision on the workplace front was and remains about the fate of employer DEI programs and initiatives. We're going to talk about that specifically. Spoiler alert, Monica and Michael and I are going to tell you nothing in employment discrimination law has changed, except...

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