Managing in a Regressive Legal Environment: Employers Need to Stay the Course of Nondiscrimination
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.33423/ajm.v24i2.7106Keywords:
management, affirmative action, diversity, equity, inclusion, nondiscriminationAbstract
Federal law expanded civil rights and equal opportunity to all employees. Major U.S. employers have embraced the expansion by using affirmative action plans and diversity, equity, and inclusion policies. Concerns raised by a more conservative Supreme Court and its reversal of affirmative action in higher education, the recent enactment of regressive state laws aimed to diminish the rights of the LGBTQ+ community and invalidate affirmative action and DEI efforts should not be allowed to discourage the progress made. Employers can and should stay the course of expanded civil rights and equal opportunity in the workplace for all firm employees.
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