Punching In: Employers Face Scrutiny From All Sides Over DEI

Monday morning musings for workplace watchers.

Affirmative Action Fallout|Eyes on Burrows, EEOC

Khorri Atkinson: The US Supreme Court’s recent rejection of race-conscious college admissions policies is bringing heightened scrutiny to workplace diversity initiatives and employers are bracing for potential lawsuits from both supporters and critics over the scope of their hiring and promotion practices.

To be sure, large corporations specifically have long faced legal challenges by conservatives and others over plans to hire, retain, and advance minority workers. But the high court’s affirmative action ruling—though entirely unrelated to employment practices—is being used as a basis to challenge the legality ...