Attorney Ben Ebbink: What Trump's First 100 Days Mean for Your Business

This week’s guest, employment law expert Ben Ebbink of Fisher Phillips, tackles your biggest questions about President Trump’s first 100 days head-on. Wondering if your DEI policies are still compliant? Not sure how executive orders will affect hiring and workplace rules? Curious how state laws come into play? Ben breaks down the red flags, offers practical compliance tips, and clarifies what’s actually changed for employers in light of Trump’s recent actions. Tune in to unravel exactly how executive orders, DEI policies, and shifting regulations could impact your workplace.

Join Ben and Gene for a more in-depth review of Trump’s first 100 days in this on-demand webinar: https://bit.ly/3FEWlVU

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Topics include: 00:00 – Episode preview and welcome 01:51 – Webinar overview  03:01 – Is it time to revert your DEI policies? 05:49 – Managing risk in DEI programs 07:37 – DEI red flags that may attract scrutiny 11:10 – Demographic grant and scholarship programs 12:17 – Should you still call yourself an equal opportunity employer? 13:05 – EEO-1 reporting requirements and what changed 14:49 – Set-asides for women or minority-Owned businesses 16:57 – Do you need to rewrite your employee handbook? 19:33 – Disparate impact and disparate treatment 24:02 – AI legislation and state actions 28:31 – State vs federal law: Where does authority really lie? 31:36 – Wrap up and thank you

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