State of Civil Rights Under Trump 2.0

The DC Insider - Employer Update Podcast

The DC Insider - Employer Update Podcast
State of Civil Rights Under Trump 2.0
Jan 20, 2026 Season 6 Episode 1
Fortney & Scott

Join David Fortney, Nita Beecher and Burt Fishman as they discuss the altered state of workplace civil rights in the second Trump Administration.  The panel reviews the legal landscape in the wake of President Trump’s executive orders eliminating affirmative action, attacking DEI, and limiting the use of disparate impact. Additionally, they outline what employers can expect from DOJ, DOL and EEOC in the coming year.

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Episode Artwork State of Civil Rights Under Trump 2.0 34:15 Episode Artwork Update with EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas 38:24 Episode Artwork Benchmarking –Top Issues for Employers 26:46 Episode Artwork The New Crusade—Religion at Work: Navigating the EEOC’s Compliance Priorities 23:38 Episode Artwork The Playbook for the Federal Agencies: The new Regulatory Agenda and the Future of the Agencies 30:23 Episode Artwork DOL’s Lead Role on AI and the Future of Work 23:32 Episode Artwork DOL Update in Trump 2.0—What Employers Need to Know 30:13 Episode Artwork Federal Contractor Compliance Update 25:38 Episode Artwork NLRB Update with Roger King 32:22 Episode Artwork Trump and the Unitary Executive 31:47 Episode Artwork Deregulation and Depopulating: Trump Administration Continues Onslaught on Administrative State 25:20 Episode Artwork President Trump and the Workforce Agencies 23:35 Episode Artwork EEOC Demands DEI Data from 20 Law Firms 26:12 Episode Artwork Unitary Executive Claims Power over Agencies 28:29 Episode Artwork Trump Administration Assaults on DEI Accelerate 23:52 Episode Artwork The Trump Administration Purges the NLRB and EEOC 25:24 Episode Artwork Rescission of EO 11246 28:32 Episode Artwork DEI Attacks Escalate Ahead of Trump 2nd Inauguration 25:43 Episode Artwork A Time of Uncertainty 26:25 Episode Artwork The Trump Administration and the Workplace Agencies 32:06 Episode Artwork FY2024: What the Agencies Have Done and What Is Their Future 28:58 Episode Artwork Global Trends in Unionization & Collective Bargaining 27:34 Episode Artwork The War on DEI Claims New Victims 24:31 Episode Artwork Has the Supreme Court Ushered in the End of the Administrative State? 35:49 Episode Artwork Update with EEOC Commissioner Lucas 27:06