Donald Trump Administration

Two recent court developments underscore that challenges to the Trump Administration’s Executive Orders addressing diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”) are far from over.

The National Labor Relations Board has reversed course on its aggressive stance against non-compete agreements and restrictive covenants following leadership changes in the Trump administration. Recent guidance memoranda signal a dramatic shift from the previous administration's position that such agreements generally violated workers' rights under the National Labor Relations Act. Employers now face a significantly more permissive regulatory environment for enforcing non-competes and separation agreement p

The Office of Management and Budget has proposed sweeping changes to the Uniform Guidance governing federal grants and cooperative agreements, implementing recent executive orders on diversity initiatives and expanding agency termination authority. These revisions would transform the guidance into binding federal regulation, fundamentally reshaping how federal financial assistance is awarded, managed, and terminated across all agencies.