Joanna Colosimo, M.A.

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EEOC Sends Letters to Law Firms Requesting Information on DEI Practices

By Joanna Colosimo On March 17, 2025, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Acting Chair Andrea Lucas sent letters to 20 law firms,...

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Nondiscrimination Program Requirements for California Contractors

By Joanna Colosimo In the wake of the revocation of Executive Order (EO) 11246, many equal employment opportunity (EEO) and compliance leaders are...

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Second Challenge to Anti-DEIA Executive Orders

By Joanna Colosimo and David Cohen The National Urban League, National Fair Housing Alliance, and AIDS Foundation of Chicago have come together to...

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Preliminary Injunction Granted Against Anti-DEI Executive Orders

By Joanna Colosimo and David Cohen February 26, 2024 Update: On Monday, February 24, 2025, the Trump administration filed an appeal, ensuring that...

Department of Labor Announces Annual HIRE Vets Award Cycle

By Joanna Colosimo and Mitchell Chamberlin On February 13, 2025, the Department of Labor announced the opening of the HIRE Vets Medallion Award...

OFCCP Issues Statement After Revocation of Executive Order 11246

By: Joanna Colosimo and Mitchell Chamberlin On January 23, 2025, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) issued a statement in...

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President Trump Revokes Executive Order 11246

By: Joanna Colosimo & Mitchell Chamberlin Last night, President Trump revoked Executive Order 11246 with a new Order titled, “Ending Illegal...

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5 Steps For Government Contractor Affirmative Action Verification

By: Christopher Wilkinson, Joanna Colosimo This article was originally published in Law 360 on June 7, 2024. In 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor's...

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A Guide to OFCCP's Final Revisions to the Scheduling Letter & Itemized Listing

By: Joanna Colosimo On August 24, 2023, the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) posted an...

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OMB Approves OFCCP’s Scheduling Letter

By: Joanna Colosimo, Bill Osterndorf, Amanda Bowman On August 24, 2023, the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs in the Office of Management...

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High Court Ruling Wouldn't Change Federal Affirmative Action

By: Joanna Colosimo and Evan Szarenski This article was originally published in Law360 and has been modified for the DCI blog. Before the end of the...

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Preparing for the Harvard and UNC Decision [What Employers Need to Know]

By: Joanna Colosimo The Supreme Court is expected to provide a final decision in the cases against Harvard and the University of North Carolina (UNC)...