Insights 2024

How SCOTUS Ruling Banning Race in College Admissions Impacts Corporate DEI Policies

Tristan Morales
Aparna B. Joshi

Aparna B. Joshi and Tristan Morales

The recent Supreme Court ruling striking down affirmative action in college admissions has spurred challenges to DEI programs beyond the realm of higher education. Lawsuits and congressional inquiries are questioning the validity of an array of corporate initiatives. Everything from employment decisions concerning hiring, mentoring, and promoting to efforts at increasing supply chain diversity is under scrutiny these days. Find out here where companies and their boards are vulnerable and what they can do to minimize the risk of a successful challenge.

O’Melveny’s Affirmative Action and Corporate DEI Task Force is helping some of the biggest names in aviation, education, entertainment, financial services, and technology meet the growing challenges to DEI head on.

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