Since President Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president on Jan. 20, he has issued a sweeping set of executive orders that take aim at immigration and diversity, equity and inclusion programs and policies. Below is a breakdown of EOs that are relevant to ABC members.
To stay up to date on EOs issued by President Trump, ABC general counsel Littler Mendelson has provided an Executive Order Tracker and Rescinded Order Tracker. Additionally, a full list of executive orders and other actions can be found on the White House website.
Affirmative Action by Government Contractors
On Jan. 21, President Trump signed an EO, “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity,” which directs all federal agencies to “terminate all discriminatory and illegal preferences, mandates, policies, programs, activities, guidance, regulations, enforcement actions, consent orders, and requirements,” to enforce “longstanding civil-rights laws,” and to “combat illegal private-sector DEI preferences, mandates, policies, programs, and activities.”
The EO lists several other EOs that the Trump administration is revoking. Notably, the Trump EO revokes Executive Order 11246, “Equal Employment Opportunity,” which has required federal contractors to have affirmative action plans since 1965. Additionally, the EO orders the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs to immediately cease “promoting diversity,” “holding federal contractors and subcontractors responsible for taking ‘...
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