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We are pleased to present the Policy Week in Review (PWR) prepared by Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute (WPI), the government relations and public policy arm of Littler.
On his first day in office, President Trump issued an Executive Order titled, “Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government.”
On January 28, 2025, Andrea Lucas (R), the acting chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, issued a statement outlining her views on gender identity in the workplace.
Following on the heels of the January 27, 2025 dismissal of NLRB Member Gwynne Wilcox and NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo, President Trump fired two of the three Democratic Commissioners on the five-seat EEOC that same day.
On January 27, 2025, President Trump terminated Jennifer Abruzzo, the general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board, and Board Member Gwynne Wilcox.
Among the blizzard of executive orders issued following his inauguration, President Trump revoked former President Biden’s executive order addressing artificial intelligence (AI).
On January 24, 2025, Acting Secretary of Labor Vincent Micone, III issued an order to all DOL employees to “immediately cease and desist all investigative and enforcement activity under the rescinded Executive Order 11246” and its implementing regulations
Since taking office on January 20, 2025, President Trump has issued several executive orders that address inclusion, equity, and diversity (IE&D) programs and policies.
