Legal experts at ABA conference say DEI is not a short-lived trend, expect tide to turn
Key points
- Conference speakers said the view that DEI is a short-lived trend ignores history and legal reality
- Rutgers law professor Stacy Hawkins traced DEI's components to the civil rights movement
- Former EEOC Chair Charlotte Burrows and other experts said employers should renew DEI commitments
Speakers at the American Bar Association's labor and employment section conference said the idea that DEI is a short-lived trend ignores history and legal reality. Rutgers law professor Stacy Hawkins traced DEI's components to the civil rights movement. Former EEOC Chair Charlotte Burrows and others said employers should renew DEI commitments.
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