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Blacks, Latinos Hit Harder by Opioid Epidemic, NJ Panel Told

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The New Jersey opioid epidemic is at a tipping point, and lawmakers, law enforcement and advocates alike are coming together to examine the role that race has played, and explore how communities can have better access to address abuse issues, an expert panel heard on Thursday.

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Mass. High Court Committee Urges Firms To Maintain Flexible Work As the Norm

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Maintaining flexibility in individual working arrangements serves the dual purposes of enhancing lawyer well-being while also advancing diversity, equity and inclusion, the committee says.

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Do or DEI? Federal Judge Finds DEI Policies are Mandatory and Unconstitutional in California Case

JonathanTurley

Below is my column in The Hill on the recent victory of a California professor in challenging diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies on free speech grounds. Many schools are now requiring faculty to annually confirm DEI or diversity components in teaching. He and other professors are now suing.

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“Persons are Either Anti-Racist or Racist”: California Sued Over New DEI Regulations

JonathanTurley

There is a potentially significant new filing over free speech by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) in California on behalf of six California community college professors. ” The denial of viewpoint diversity can also be a denial of constitutional rights. .” In Palsgaard v. Christian (E.D.

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Author Spoitlight: Phyllis Haserot “Embrace GENgagement: How to Transform Generational Challenges into Opportunities for You and Your Firm!”

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The power and potential of generational/age diversity is a vital missing piece that informs and influences attitudes and behaviors regarding all other aspects of diversity and needs to be incorporated into both employee and client experience. And I hope and work toward changing that. What is the main message of Embrace GENgagement?

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A Focus on Legal Excellence

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Iris Jones, chief marketing and client development officer with Akerman, highlights how a firm’s culture plays a role in client retention and satisfaction, the growth of women general counsel at Fortune 500 companies and why the next generation should embrace artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency.

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Wisconsin-Madison Under Fire Over Mandatory Anti-Racism Training

JonathanTurley

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is at the center of another controversy this week over its diversity training program. The mandatory diversity training at Wisconsin instructs students that “people of color” are not capable of being racist. Cloud Technical & Community College. They include statements that: A.