DEI has faced immense pressure since the 2024 election cycle, largely from the second iteration of the Trump administration. Executive orders and directives from the Departments of Labor and Justice and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) aimed to deter employers from pursuing diversity practices, HR Brew previously reported.
The political fear campaign appears to have at least partially worked: Roughly 63 Fortune 100 companies have rebranded or eliminated the DEI messaging that appeared on their
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