Three DEI Legal Issues Employers Should Keep Tabs on in 2025

Corporate programs designed to boost diversity, equity, and inclusion are poised to encounter further legal threats this year after conservative forces successfully compelled several major companies like Walmart Inc., Ford Motor Co., and Lowe’s Cos. to scale back their initiatives.

The spike in employment discrimination lawsuits concerning workplace DEI efforts will further push federal courts to play a central role in resolving complex issues, including disputes concerning certain diversity practices like anti-bias training mandated by state law.

As the US Supreme Court’s 2023 decision outlawing the use of race in college admissions practices inspires more litigation over workplace diversity plans ...