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Attorney General William Tong and 15 other attorneys general today issued guidance to businesses, nonprofits, and other organizations on diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility ("DEI" and "DEIA") policies and practices.
The guidance comes in response to concerns from employers following a Trump Administration Executive Order that targets illegal and discriminatory DEI and DEIA policies.
The coalition’s guidance tells companies that "efforts to seek and support diverse, equitable, inclusive and accessible workplaces are not illegal" despite Trump's Executive Order, and further argues that the federal government cannot prohibit DEI and DEIA efforts in the private sector via Executive Order.
“Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility refers to law-abiding and commonsense employment policies. Certain partisan demagogues like to misuse the term ‘DEI’ as code for advancing their re-segregationist vision for our country. There is zero need for businesses to enable that. Our guidance to businesses is simple—keep doing what you are doing to prevent unlawful employment discrimination and support your workers,” said Attorney General Tong.
The coalition asserted that DEIA initiatives are consistent with federal and state law, help prevent workplace violence, and foster inclusive recruiting, hiring and retention practices.
Joining Attorney General Tong in issuing this guidance, which was co-led by Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell and Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, were the attorneys general of Arizona, California, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Oregon, and Vermont.
Read Trump's Executive Order on Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity.
