AI ranked as the top issue that’s expected to impact workplace policy changes over the next 12 months, even more so than DEI)and immigration enforcement matters, according to findings from law firm Littler’s 14th Annual Employer Survey.
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ITM survey: Some organizations pull DEI programs—and some keep them—under feds’ DEI reversal, compliance officers report
Nearly four in 10 compliance teams have made it a priority to review risks related to their traditional DEI efforts and other programs in the face of the Trump administration’s unprecedented broadsides against the programs.
Bank imposter fraud jumped in 2025, FTC finds
Bank impersonators scammed the public out of nearly $1 billion in 2025, a sharp increase over 2024 levels, the FTC said.
EU revised sustainability reporting standards require compliance ‘gear change’ but increase flexibility
The European Commission is calling for public feedback on the final draft of its revised sustainability reporting standards. Compliance teams should note that the draft retains most of the double materiality requirements that some hoped they would drop, but clarifications over how to approach materiality assessments may reduce compliance time and costs. Once the consultation […]
CFPB’s Rohit Chopra is back, and California is his new bureau
Tech companies and fintechs, consider this your warning.
Diversity consultant for law firms shutters amidst FTC investigation
Diversity Lab, a California business that helped law firms expand their DEI efforts, has closed its doors following an investigation by the FTC.
Red flags, top-tips to help identify forced labor at home and abroad
Efforts by the Trump administration to impose tariffs on countries that it deems do little to discourage or penalize companies that profit from forced labor have reignited the need for compliance teams to ask deeper questions about how their organizations attempt to uncover incidences of modern slavery in the workplace and supply chains.
U.K. seeks to unlock $108B investment by relaxing banking ring-fencing rules
The U.K. government has committed to relaxing its stringent ring-fencing requirements for banks in forthcoming financial legislation.
Former California fintech board member sentenced for $248M fraud scheme that led to bankruptcy
A former board member of a California financial technology company that marketed itself as being environmentally driven was sentenced to prison for 14 years for defrauding lenders and investors of more than $248 million, according to the DOJ.
DOJ decision calls EEOC employment guidelines unconstitutional
Key guidelines under which the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has operated for decades are unconstitutional, the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel has concluded.


