Tag: Civil Rights Act of 1964

Should Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Policies Vanish After Landmark Supreme Court Ruling?

By Chase Hattaway, RumbergerKirk Feb 29, 2024 Diversity & Inclusion

Updated: Feb 29, 2024

Last June, the United States Supreme Court held in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President & Fellows of Harvard Coll that affirmative action policies at universities violate the Constitution’s Equal Protection Clause and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. While the ruling does not apply to employers overall, the rationale and […]

How Using a Justice Lens Can Make Your HR Practices More Equitable

By Gabrielle Gayagoy Gonzalez, Author Jun 16, 2023 Diversity & Inclusion

Updated: Jun 16, 2023

As we make strides toward openly discussing race in the workplace, we must also remember that until the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, it was still legal to include “blacks need not apply” in job ads. Once outlawed, explicit discrimination in hiring morphed into implicit barriers, taking on the form of coded […]