— reminded the law firms of their"obligations as an employer under federal and state law" to refrain from discriminatory practices. The top law enforcement officials added any differential treatment based on race is unlawful, divisive and exposes the firms to legal consequences the states could pursue.
"As Attorneys General, it is incumbent upon us to remind all entities operating within our respective jurisdictions of the binding nature of American anti-discrimination laws," Knudsen and the other attorneys general wrote in the letter."If your law firm previously resorted to racial preferences or naked quotas, that path is now definitively closed."
"Employers, to include large law firms, are legally obligated to treat all employees, all applicants, and all contractors equally, without regard to an individual’s race or skin color," they continued."We advise you to immediately terminate any unlawful race-based quotas or preferences that your firm has adopted for its employment and contracting practices."
Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen led the letter Tuesday signed by five other GOP attorneys general.The letter cited a recent Bloomberg Law report which determined that major U.S. law firms have DEI initiatives in their hiring process.
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