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he acting Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) chair threatened US law firms over their DEI practices earlier this week, prompting former commissioners to publicly disagree with the directive.T
he latest. Andrea Lucas issued a letter to 20 law firms on Mar. 17, claiming that the DEI messaging on their websites may violate Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.T
he letter did not explicitly state which practices Lucas deems unlawful. It also requested information about the firms’ DEI initiatives. Kirkland & Ellis, Latham & Watkins, and Sidley Austin are among the targeted firms that have already removed DEI-specific language from their websites