Hunton Employment & Labor Perspectives

In Chicago Women in Trades v. Trump et al., No. 1:25-cv-02005, U.S. District Judge Matthew F. Kennelly of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) preventing the Department of Labor (DOL) from enforcing two provisions of Executive Orders (EOs) 14151 and 14173: one that mandates termination of grants/contracts with organizations promoting DEI, and another that requires recipients to certify under the False Claims Act that they do not have DEI/DEIA programs.

A new law addressing workplace violence restraining orders, which expands employers ability to obtain temporary restraining orders in non-violent situations of harassment, was signed into law on September 30, 2023, became effective on January 1, 2025.