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DEI Comes and Goes in Employment

Brent E. Zepke, Esq.

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Mar 12, 2025
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President Joseph Biden in Executive Order 13985 ordered that DEI, or Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, be used by the Federal Government.

How would DEI affect employment?

The optimal way to understand the impact of DEI in employment is to start with the framework of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Civil Rights Act of 1964

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 (CRA) pr…

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