Attention Employers: Recent Executive Order Issued to Eradicate Disparate Impact Liability-Disparate Impact Claims May Be Down but Not Out
On April 23, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order (EO) 14281, Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy, which seeks to “eliminate the use of disparate-impact liability in all contexts to the maximum degree possible to avoid violating the Constitution, Federal civil rights laws, and basic American ideals.” Before we delve into the details of the EO, let’s […]
