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On March 19, 2025, the US Department of Justice Office (Doj) issued a press statement announcing a joint technical aid document by the United States’ EEOC and Doj. The declared purpose of technical assistance is to encourage those reported to be submitted to provide discrimination fees with EEOC related to illegal diversity, DEI programs or practices, or in the case of government employees and local government, with the Ministry of Justice.

Employees provide instructions on how and the place to submit a claim related to DEI, as well as descriptions of the types of programs and activities related to Dei that may form the illegal Dei under the current management policies. For employers, technical guidance offers an insight into the types of Dei activities that will target management.

Technical Guidance – Determine the illegal Dei

The guidance classifies potential claims to discriminate arising from the illegal “Dei” practices and policies to four types of claims under Chapter Seven: 1) deliberate discrimination; 2) Reducing employees, separating them, or classifying them on the basis of race, sex, or other protected properties; 3) The harassment. And 4) Revenge. Regarding how these claims appear, guidance provides the following main details.

General guidance

1. The seventh protection to combat discrimination apply to all races and males as well as females. The guidance indicates that the claims of discrimination based on race or sex are not limited to minorities and females. He explains that EEOC’s proof of discrimination in the seventh title is the same for the prosecutors who are members of the majority or minority group.
2. The seventh address applies to applicants, employees, trainees and participants in training or vocational training programs. The trainees can be covered under Chapter Seven as employees, applicants, or as participants in the training program. Volunteers may be covered, including unpaid trainees, if the work is required to work regularly, or if internal training regularly leads to work with the same entity.
3. The DEI policy or program program is illegal if the employer deliberately distinguishes by taking fully paid or partial employment measures by race, sex or another protected property. According to the directives, the deliberate discrimination based on a protected property does not need to be the only cause of damage to be executed; She only needed one of the factors that motivated the alleged illegal employment procedures. Moreover, instructions emphasize that workers only need to show that some injuries or some harm have affected their conditions, conditions or privileges at work.
4. Deliberate discrimination is prohibited in a wide range of employment activities and employees. The list includes the following employment activities: access or exclusion to training, guidance, care, networks, internal training, fellowships, summer assistance programs, job duties and work duties, in addition to the ideal employees ’activity related to employment, employment, promotion, promotion, retreat, compensation and benefits.
5. The necessity of work, such as the customer or the customer or the preference of the workmar, is not a defense of demanding discrimination in race. A deep professional qualification can be used in limited conditions accurately and only with regard to protected properties based on religion, sex or national origin. This limited exception excludes sweat and color. There is no exception to the “Diversity Authority” to allow sweat -based recruitment procedures.

Dei illegal activities

1. The policies of the diverse list of candidates or billiards, including the status or exclusion of the complex, can be evidence of discrimination in the selection of interviews. Requesting information about sweat or other protected properties in the pre -employment stage may indicate that information is illegally used to make selection decisions. In general, guidance states that the balance of the workforce and the use of shares based on protected properties may be illegal.
2. It can be Ergs, BRGS. The employers may not limit, separate, or classify employees or applicants based on race, sex, or other protected properties so that their status or job opportunities are affected. The ban extends to the activities and activities sponsored by the employer who officially encourages the employer to participate.
3. The exercises can be, including DEI training, workplace programming, or other. Employees of all backgrounds must also have equal access to the workplace networks. Employers must provide training and guidance that provides workers from all backgrounds the opportunity, skills and experience for good performance.
4. DEI or training related to diversity may create an enemy work environment to support a harassment claim. Without specifying any example of factsand The guidance confirms that the claim of an enemy work environment may be present, if the plaintiff pleads with reasonable allegations and displays reasonable evidence of how to content exercises, application or discriminatory context
5. Revenge claims for opposition to protected activity may be supported by evidence that the individual opposes the illegal DEI training. According to the technical guide, the opposition to DEI training, such as training in vulnerable bias, may constitute a protected activity, if allegations are supported by the facts that determine the basis for the belief that training violates the seventh address. Once again, no details about the training have been provided that would violate the seventh address.

Best practices for operating programs without violating federal anti -discrimination laws

1. Preferences based on race, sex, or other protected characteristics, in the context of employment decisions and policies were illegal and illegal. Digital goals or classes for employment, employment, enhancement, guidance, training, training, domestic exercises, or diversity of suppliers diversity programs are illegal preferences to the extent that goals, classes, race, or protected property depend. Gender and race programs should be restructured and based on standards other than protected properties.
2. Developing policies and programs that enhance the unit among all employees By focusing on the available opportunities available to all employees and presenting them to provide opportunities available to all employees to develop the skills necessary to apply at the workplace.
3. Continue expanding the scope of communication with employment to reach a wide range of applicants to determine the most qualified job applicants, Including institutions or groups that may be devoted to applicants of a specific race or gender. The key is to include all groups of a variety of backgrounds, including race and sex, and not to ignore or neglect groups in the search for qualified candidates and higher talents, instead of targeting a specific group based on a specific race or gender.
4. Make sure to unify the minimum and preferential standards and use them to evaluate candidates and employees in employee decisions. Think about using the panel interviews to ensure fair and objective employee decisions to employ and upgrade. Remember to provide reasonable accommodations for applicants to provide an accessible recruitment, as needed. Documentation employees and compensation decisions using disposal codes, which are the best practices that federal contractors must continue to use despite the cancellation of the executive order 11246.
5. Understanding and creating a policy on the purpose of Erg and Affinity Group programs. More to ensure that the groups are open, comprehensive and supportive. The idea is to create unity between the workforce.
6. It is still proactive in preventing discrimination based on race, color, sex, national origin, religion, as well as other protected propertiesS, such as age, disability, veteran position and those protected properties defined by the laws of the state. Failure to implement employment policies, procedures and training courses to address or prevent illegal discrimination will increase the risk of illegal discrimination and the responsibility of the employer.
7. Invest time and resources in a distinguished review of lawyers and evaluate current recruitment practices, DEI policies and practices To ensure its operation according to the federal anti -discrimination laws, as shown in this section. The review must include documents, policies, programs and internal and external communications. Make the required changes and train human resources teams and DEI, including other administration employees who implement programs, on legal practices and policies.
8. For multi -state employers, the external lawyer can help ensure policy and programs align with many federal and state laws. Some AGS may also be accepted to launch state investigations into Dei programs.

The risk of government complaints and investigations for employers increased as a result of the administration’s focus on Dei and the communication with employees and stakeholders in checking the policies and practices of the employer. Technical guidance encourages those whose violations increase, which increases pressure on employers to ensure effective and manage policies and programs effectively.

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