During Ward and Smith’s annual In-House Counsel Seminar, four attorneys from the firm placed a spotlight on recent topics that are striking a chord in the workplace.
The playlist outlined best practices for dealing with Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE), changes related to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the lawfulness of DEI, and upcoming developments with potential impacts for employers. This article tackles the topics of DEI and considerations for the year ahead. Our last article addressed Immigration and the NLRB.
Lawful Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
X. Lightfoot, a member of the firm’s labor/employment group and a North Carolina State Bar Board Certified Specialist in Employment Law, shared ideas on the continuously shifting narrative related to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
“When I entered this field in 2019, the racial and social justice movement was going on,” mentioned Lightfoot, “and we were receiving numerous inquiries from our corporate clients about how they should respond. Because of this, our Labor and Employment Group leader Ken Gray and I decided to earn our certifications on these issues to ensure that we can provide our clients with knowledgeable guidance.”
DEI has experienced periods of support as well as periods of attack in the past six years. “Like the pulse of a sound wave, the DEI field has experienced a variety of peaks and troughs,” adds Lightfoot, “so that’s proof I...
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