Iowa Removes Gender Identity Discrimination Protections On Feb. 28, 2025, Iowa amended the Iowa Civil Rights Act (ICRA) to remove gender identity as a protected trait and define gender as either male or female, as observed or verified at birth. The amended law takes effect on July 1, 2025. Overview of the New Law [...]
Trump Issues Executive Order Combating Private-sector DEI Efforts On Jan. 21, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order (EO) titled Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity. The EO aims to combat illegal diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs in both the federal and private sectors. Overview of the Trump EO Agency Actions [...]
EEOC Addresses the Use of Wearable Technologies Under Federal Discrimination Laws On Dec. 19, 2024, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released a fact sheet addressing the application of federal employment discrimination laws to the collection and use of information from wearable technologies, or “wearables.” Wearables can be used to track various physical [...]
