News and expert analysis on diversity
By Amanda O'Brien | February 3, 2025
Former associate Gita Sankano sued the firm in 2024 claiming that she was fired in retaliation for raising complaints about allegedly racist behavior by firm partners.
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By Amanda O'Brien | February 3, 2025
Former associate Gita Sankano sued the firm in 2024 claiming that she was fired in retaliation for raising complaints about allegedly racist behavior by firm partners.
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By Brian Lee | January 31, 2025
Increasing jurors' compensation, creating a travel stipend, child care services, and relaxing limits on people who struggle with English were among suggestions to diversify jury pools in upstate New York. The ideas were discussed during the second forum on jury diversification by the Franklin H. Williams Judicial Commission.
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By Dan Roe | January 28, 2025
The requirements remain in place, Diversity Lab's founder and CEO said, amid other recent changes to the site's language on DEI.
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By Dan Roe and Samson Amore | January 27, 2025
After an executive order signaled a crackdown on the very principle of DEI, law firms are considering ways to ensure that programs focused on inclusion don't come off as exclusionary to some.
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By Charles Toutant | January 23, 2025
Companies that have scaled back their DEI initiatives should be prepared for those actions to be scrutinized if they are faced with a suit claiming that a firing or other action involving a particular employee was motivated by factors such as race, gender, religion or national origin.
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By Charles Toutant | January 23, 2025
"I also think discovery concerning the existence of, or removal of, such policies is fair game because they can be indicative of the corporate culture of the employer,” plaintiffs side employment lawyer, Laura Mattiacci of Console Mattiacci Law in Moorestown, New Jersey, said.
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By Charles Toutant | January 23, 2025
Companies that have scaled back their DEI initiatives should be prepared for those actions to be scrutinized if they are faced with a suit claiming that a firing or other action involving a particular employee was motivated by factors such as race, gender, religion or national origin.
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By Chris O'Malley | January 22, 2025
"There is no reason to believe companies are genuinely eliminating DEI—they are just going to hide it better," said Paul Chesser of the National Legal and Policy Center, a nonprofit opposing corporate diversity programs.
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By Habiba Cullen-Jafar | January 17, 2025
"I still remember arriving in London wearing my 20 quid suit," says private equity associate Arun Sohan-Pall, who launched his career with help from The PRIME alliance.
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