#dei-policies

#dei-policies

The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating the city of Austin to see if it engaged in discriminatory employment practices based on race, sex, color and national origin. Discrimination based on these characteristics is a violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1965. The Justice Department's Civil Rights Division announced the investigation on Thursday and said it will focus on the city's Office of Equity and Inclusion, Equity Division.

The Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier will not hire law firms with any diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) or environmental, social, and governance (ESG) policies.

The Trump administration approved an $8 billion merger between Paramount and Skydance on Thursday. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted 2-1 to approve the merger.

North Carolina Democratic governor Josh Stein vetoed several bills targeting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion policies, as well as trans rights, deeming them mean-spirited and harmful.

"More than 85 Pride organisations say they've seen a reduction in corporate sponsorships or partnerships, according to a questionnaire by the UK Pride Organisers Network (UKPON)."

In the past two decades, there's been a steady uptick in brands and corporations embracing Pride, a trend sometimes criticized as being superficial, or 'pinkwashing.'