The Trump administration is directing employees at the U.S. Department of Labor to report colleagues who engage in traditional diversity, equity, and inclusion practices at work.
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Complaint filed against EEOC chair, alleging misconduct related to anti-DEI actions
A legal nonprofit has alleged that U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Chief Andrea Lucas has refused to investigate harassment and discrimination claims by LGBTQ people.
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First case of its kind, DOJ hits IBM with false claims for diversity practices
In the first case of its kind, IBM has agreed to pay the federal government $17 million to settle allegations the company violated the False Claims Act by applying diversity hiring policies in federal contracts.
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SEC enforcements dropped in 2025
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) pursued fewer enforcement actions in 2025—an intentional outcome, the commission said.
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FinCEN proposes overhaul AML rules, would end 2024 risk assessment requirements
A rule overhaul proposed by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network is designed to reduce compliance burden and would free up banks from tracking all but the most egregious illicit financial activities.
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Top Ethics and Compliance Failures of 2025
The 2025 year has been so rich with compliance stinkers, and rife with poor judgment, compliance missteps, outright malfeasance and greed, greed, greed, that it was almost impossible to choose just six epic compliance failures from this year’s massive poop pile.
