A: I have seen the same articles that claim Trump revoked the “Equal Employment Opportunity Act” (there is no such act), or that he voided all anti-discrimination rules.
This morning, my daughter asked me if I needed to find a new job. Thankfully, my answer to her, and my answer to you, is no. Employment discrimination is still illegal.
While it’s true Trump revoked a 1965 executive order that prohibited employment discrimination and which required affirmative action, the revoked executive order applied only to federal contractors.
And those same federal contractors are still subject to Title VII’s prohibitions on employment discrimination.
So how do the president’s actions impact you as a Connecticut employer?
If you do business with the federal government or receive federal grant funds, your contracts are about to change.
You will no longer find any mention of affirmative action, as the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs will no longer hold contractors responsible for taking affirmative action.
Instead, you will soon be asked to certify that you “do not operate any programs promoting DEI that violate any applicable federal anti-discrimination laws.” Note the latter part of that sentence: DEI policies, in...
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