Webinar Date/Time:
June 16, 2026
2 PM – 3 PM Eastern Daylight Time
Description:
Employers are in a tough spot: They need policies and programs that attract top talent while facing a regulatory environment that is hostile to what the administration considers “illegal DEI.” A year and a half into Trump’s second term, anti-DEI enforcement by the EEOC, DOJ, and other agencies has surged through investigations, litigation, and warning letters directed at high-profile businesses, non-profits, law firms, and other organizations. These recent anti-DEI agency actions and a new executive order targeting DEI at federal contractors provide key insights into what employers should consider when structuring their hiring, promotion, and performance evaluation processes in addition to employee affinity group, mentorship, and other professional development programs to maximize their benefits while minimizing their potential exposure to legal or business risk.
Learning Objectives:
Labor and Employment lawyers, In-House employment counsels, General Counsels, Human Resources professionals, Diversity and Inclusion professionals.
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Speakers:
June 16, 2026
2 PM – 3 PM Eastern Daylight Time
Description:
Employers are in a tough spot: They need policies and programs that attract top talent while facing a regulatory environment that is hostile to what the administration considers “illegal DEI.” A year and a half into Trump’s second term, anti-DEI enforcement by the EEOC, DOJ, and other agencies has surged through investigations, litigation, and warning letters directed at high-profile businesses, non-profits, law firms, and other organizations. These recent anti-DEI agency actions and a new executive order targeting DEI at federal contractors provide key insights into what employers should consider when structuring their hiring, promotion, and performance evaluation processes in addition to employee affinity group, mentorship, and other professional development programs to maximize their benefits while minimizing their potential exposure to legal or business risk.
Learning Objectives:
- Learn the latest legal updates on DEI.
- Understand the current legal landscape surrounding DEI.
- Understand the features of workplace programs and policies that may increase their risk exposure to an enforcement action or a potentially viable employment discrimination claim.
- Learn what updates to look out for in DEI regulation.
Labor and Employment lawyers, In-House employment counsels, General Counsels, Human Resources professionals, Diversity and Inclusion professionals.
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Speakers:
- Marissa Zalasky is a Senior Legal Analyst on Bloomberg Law’s Health, Employment, and Labor team, where she focuses on labor and employment law. She creates practical guidance and writes analysis pieces to help lawyers navigate complex labor and employment law issues including developing and auditing affinity group, mentorship, and other workplace programs in the evolving DEI regulatory landscape. Prior to joining Bloomberg Industry Group, she worked as an attorney in the labor and employment practice groups of large international law firms where she advised employers on the development of workplace policies, programs, and trainings. She also represented employers in litigation, conducted workplace investigations, provided anti-discrimination training to managers and employees, and counseled employers on complex issues of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and diversity, equity, and inclusion. She earned her J.D. from Duke University School of Law and B.A.s from Penn State University.
- Alyesha Asghar is a shareholder at Littler based in the Seattle office and Co-Chair of the firm’s EEO & Inclusion Practice Group. With over a decade of experience as an employment litigator and legal trainer, she adeptly navigates clients through the legal landscape, including in the Inclusion, Equity & Diversity space. She brings deep employment litigation experience and an innate understanding of business to her role as a diversity consultant and employment attorney. Company executives in a broad spectrum of industries look to her for programming and counsel that emphasizes recruitment, equity-building engagement, productivity, and retention. Her multilingual and multicultural background and her qualifications as an employment attorney and neutral facilitator inform her training and legal advice. She provides guidance that is both legally compliant and designed to harness the potential of stakeholders and contributors.
- Christopher “Edwin” Hopkins-Gillispie is the Senior Director and Head of Employment Law at retailer Lidl US, where he has led key HR and legal functions since 2016. He oversees employment law, HR compliance, benefits and wellness, and employee relations. Previously, he practiced as a Labor & Employment attorney at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, focusing on employment counseling, compliance, and litigation involving discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. He is a strong advocate for diversity and mentorship within the legal community, serving on the Board of Directors for the National LGBTQ+ Bar Association and on the board of the Caravanserai Project. He also co-chairs the LGBTQ+ affinity group for the ACC National Capital Region.
Credit:
Bloomberg Industry Group is an approved provider of CLE credits in all states. Individual programs are pre-approved in California, New York, Pennsylvania, and Texas. All other requests for program approval are subject to state-specific approval. The approval process may take approximately four to six weeks in some states.
Bloomberg Industry Group is an approved provider of CLE credits in all states. Individual programs are pre-approved in California, New York, Pennsylvania, and Texas. All other requests for program approval are subject to state-specific approval. The approval process may take approximately four to six weeks in some states.
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