Companies, Facing Risk of Civil Rights Violations, Downsize DEI Programs

In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling against Harvard University that blocked its race-based admissions policies, and amid what appears to be a rising tide of antisemitism, some legal experts are predicting that the movement for racial categorization in America, known as diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), may be receding. 

“The days of DEI are numbered,” Jack Brown, an attorney at Pacific Legal Foundation, told The Epoch Times. “Any kind of policy that scapegoats people on the basis of race, that divides people into racial groups and then discriminates against them—any of those policies’ days are numbered.”

Corporate DEI budgets are increasingly being seen as an unaffordable expense at a time of economic retrenchment, with companies such as Google and Meta recently announcing deep cuts to their diversity departments.

According to a CNBC report, based on data from the job site Indeed, DEI-related jobs postings fell by 23 percent for the year ended November 2023, after falling 44 percent at midyear 2023, compared to the year prior. In addition, a number of companies have laid off DEI staff and cut DEI budgets by up to 90 percent in 2023.

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