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T
he Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) had a busy week.T
wo days after it sent a letter to 20 law firms requesting documentation of their DEI initiatives, the EEOC on Wednesday provided new “DEI-related discrimination” guidance. However, one lawyer pointed out that the guidance does not change current civil rights laws, and cautioned employers against backing away from DEI too quickly, or to
o much.Called “What you should know about DEI-related discrimination at work,” the guidance posits that workers may experience discrimination as the result of “unlawful” DEI initiatives and advises them if they think they’ve experienced “discrimination related to DEI.” It