May 22, 2026
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission accused the New York Times of unlawfully rejecting a white male editor for a promotion, the 10th Circuit rejected a suit from a white ex-correction officer over racial sensitivity training, and the NFL is facing a subpoena from Florida's attorney general over its diversity policies. Here's a roundup of the notable diversity, equity and inclusion-related legal developments we've seen so far in May.
May 14, 2026
A recent Tenth Circuit decision that a single workplace racial sensitivity seminar couldn't sustain a white corrections officer's harassment suit aligns with a Second Circuit's analysis in a similar case last year, offering much-needed clarity as employers' diversity programs continue to draw legal challenges.
May 11, 2026
The Tenth Circuit on Monday shut down, for the second time, a white former Colorado corrections officer's suit claiming he faced racist harassment and discrimination through a diversity training, saying he failed to show that the content alone caused him to face any severe mistreatment or abuse.
January 22, 2026
The Tenth Circuit wrestled Thursday with whether to revive a white former corrections officer's twice-dismissed suit accusing the Colorado Department of Corrections of creating a racially hostile environment through diversity training, with one judge questioning the impact of a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that favored majority group plaintiffs.
January 06, 2026
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission will call on the Eighth Circuit to reopen a harassment case one day before seeking the Second Circuit's help to wind down a longstanding race discrimination suit, while the Tenth Circuit will revisit a hot-button legal battle over diversity training. Here, Law360 looks at five oral arguments discrimination attorneys should keep tabs on in January.