US Labor, Employment, and Workplace Safety Alert
By: Craig E. Leen, Erinn L. Rigney, Leann M. Walsh, Brittany Raia
As the Trump administration transitioned into power, the White House issued over 25 executive orders in the first days in office addressing a variety of topics including many focused on employment laws. While the flurry of executive orders was more or less expected, the scope of the employment-related orders surpassed that of prior administrations. This alert provides an overview of President Trump’s recent executive order on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the federal workforce and private sector, as well as the shift in enforcement priorities for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). It also outlines certain steps employers can take to adjust to this changing regulatory landscape.
On 21 January 2025, in one of his first employment-related actions, President Donald J. Trump issued an Executive Order entitled Protecting Civil Rights and Expanding Individual Opportunity (DEI EO). The DEI EO revokes Executive Order 11246 (EO 11246), issued in 1965 by President Lyndon B. Johnson, which established requirements for nondiscriminatory practices in hiring and employment by federal contractors and required federal contractors to engage in specified affirmative action to ensure equal employment opportunity.1 Prior to the issuance of DEI EO, covered businesses could not discriminate on the basis of, and...
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