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Workspan Daily
02/26/2025
;Jan. 20: President Trump signed 26 inauguration-day EOs, including Executive Order 14151, “ Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs ,” which called for “the termination of all discriminatory programs, including illegal DEI and ‘diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility’ (DEIA) mandates, policies, programs, preferences and activities in the federal government, under whatever name they appear.”;
;Jan. 21: Trump signed Executive Order 14173, “ Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity ,” which instructed federal departments not to issue contracts to private organizations that enforce DEIA frameworks, prevented affirmative action from being implemented by government contractors, revoked certain parts of the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) order and other orders in terms of federal contracting jobs, and called on federal agencies to investigate nine publicly traded companies for related practices.;
;Jan. 21: In a step to comply with Executive
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Workspan Daily
02/19/2025
Commentary on the Executive Order
The executive order is certain to face lawsuits from certain agency leaders, politicians and advocacy groups.
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Workspan Daily
03/05/2025
District Court for the District of Maryland, had ruled Feb. 21 that the Trump administration overstepped Constitutional boundaries and used overly vague terms (in particular, the word “illegal” as it applies to DEI, discrimination, preferences and more) within two EOs:
;EO 14151 , “Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs,” which called for “the termination of all discriminatory programs, including illegal DEI and ‘diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility’ (DEIA) mandates, policies, programs, preferences and activities in the federal government, under whatever name they appear.”;
;EO 14173 , “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity,” which instructed federal departments not to issue contracts to private organizations that enforce DEIA frameworks, prevented affirmative action from being implemented by government contractors, revoked certain parts of the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) order and other orders in terms of federal contracting
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Workspan Daily
01/24/2025
For WorldatWork Members 2024 Total Rewards Inventory of Programs & Practices , research;Reimagining Rewards Strategies in the New Landscape of Work , Journal of Total Rewards article;Leveraging Incentives for Future Work Challenges: Exploring the Employee Perspective , Journal of Total Rewards article; For Everyone Breaking Down Some of President Trump’s Initial Orders and Actions , Workspan Daily article;U.S.
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Workspan Daily
03/27/2026
The order follows Trump’s
Jan. 21, 2025, executive order , which revoked previous
affirmative action requirements for federal contractors.
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Workspan Daily
01/19/2024
As reported by CBS News , the Supreme Court has agreed to hear Starbucks' appeal of a court order requiring the coffee chain to reinstate seven employees at one of its stores in Memphis, Tennessee, that a federal agency found were fired for pro-union activities.
Workspan Daily
02/07/2025
The directive was meant to comply with President Donald Trump’s first-day Executive Order 14173,
“Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs” .
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Workspan Daily
04/20/2026
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Wednesday, April 15, took a strong step against employer-mandated restrictive covenants, ordering one of the nation’s largest pest control companies to immediately stop enforcing noncompete agreements against its more than18,000 employeesnationwide.
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Workspan Daily
05/06/2025
Key Takeaways
IRS Releases 2026 Dollar Limits for HSAs, HDHPs, HRAs;DOL Will No Longer Enforce 2024 Independent Contractor Rule;Trump Nominates Florida Attorney to Fill EEOC Role;Judge Blocks Executive Order that Targets Collective Bargaining;
IRS Releases 2026 Dollar Limits for HSAs, HDHPs, HRAs The U.S.
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Workspan Daily Plus+
02/12/2025
“Managers need to understand things such as who the company benchmarks against, the pay positioning and pay mix philosophy, and the business results in order to communicate pay effectively.
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