New Executive Order Addresses Disparate Impact Liability: Key Implications for Employers
By EsqSocial Corporation 29/04/25
On April 23, 2025, President Trump signed Executive Order 14281, Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy (the “EO”). This EO states its purpose as a solution to claims of employment discrimination based on “disparate-impact liability,” characterized as a “key tool” of a “pernicious movement” that threatens the foundation of the American Dream. The EO states a policy goal of eliminating “the use of disparate-impact liability in all contexts to the maximum degree possible” and...
By: Epstein Becker & Green