The DEI Lawsuits Have Begun, and Who Gets to Take a Vacation?

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Caleb and Adriele react to the first Republican debate and recent moves by the GOP to undermine our democracy, plus lots of other news from the past week: Royal Spanish Football Federation president Luis Rubiales sexually assaulting a member of the Women’s World Cup championship team; US job openings declining to their lowest point since 2021; and a new study that says companies that offer flexible work are hiring twice as quickly as those that don’t.

Then, they go deep on recent lawsuits against two major U.S. law firms over diversity fellowships, and what it means for DEI efforts moving forward. Plus, LinkedIn presented new data that says contract and freelance workers “hope” for vacations while full time workers actually take them. How did we get here and what can be done? All that, plus the Medicare drug negotiations and family leave for grandparents!

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Articles covered today:

• Freelancers hope for vacations, but full-time workers get them | LinkedIn

• Activist against affirmative action sues law firms over diversity fellowships | The Washington Post

• U.S. Announces First Drugs Picked for Medicare Price Negotiations

• Companies are trying a new kind of family leave—for grandparents