Hunton Employment & Labor Perspectives

In Chicago Women in Trades v. Trump et al., No. 1:25-cv-02005, U.S. District Judge Matthew F. Kennelly of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) preventing the Department of Labor (DOL) from enforcing two provisions of Executive Orders (EOs) 14151 and 14173: one that mandates termination of grants/contracts with organizations promoting DEI, and another that requires recipients to certify under the False Claims Act that they do not have DEI/DEIA programs.

A letter issued by director of the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) on February 15 marked a significant shift in federal procurement practices. The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council (CAAC) Letter authorizes federal agencies to deviate from certain provisions of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and procurement practices that were mandated under Executive Order (EO) 11246, which was revoked by President Trump’s EO 14173 (“Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity.”)