Deborah Widiss
@deborahwidiss.bsky.social
Law prof at Indiana U Maurer Law (@iumaurerlaw.bsky.social). Research & teach about employment discrimination law, family law, work/family policy, and statutory interpretation. https://law.indiana.edu/about/people/details/widiss-deborah.html
Complying With Trump Administration’s Attack on DEI Could Get Employers Into Legal Trouble msmagazine.com/2025/09/12/t...
Complying With Trump Administration’s Attack on DEI Could Get Employers Into Legal Trouble
Trump’s anti-DEI agenda is pushing companies to gut programs that actually help them comply with longstanding anti-discrimination laws.
msmagazine.com
September 12, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Complying With Trump Administration’s Attack on DEI Could Get Employers Into Legal Trouble msmagazine.com/2025/09/12/t...
Sharing an article (co-written with Stephanie Bornstein, Rachel Arnow-Richman, and Tristin Green) explaining why and how companies should continue programs designed to promote workplace diversity, notwithstanding the Trump administration's attacks on DEI. theconversation.com/complying-wi...
Complying with Trump administration’s attack on DEI could get employers into legal trouble
There are many legal ways for employers to advance their commitment to equal opportunity without discriminating against anyone.
theconversation.com
September 8, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Sharing an article (co-written with Stephanie Bornstein, Rachel Arnow-Richman, and Tristin Green) explaining why and how companies should continue programs designed to promote workplace diversity, notwithstanding the Trump administration's attacks on DEI. theconversation.com/complying-wi...
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.@forbes.com featured new efforts by Prof. @deborahwidiss.bsky.social and fellow co-creators of The Legal DEI Project, who are helping employers make informed decisions in designing and defending legal DEI initiatives across the country.
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www.forbes.com/sites/michel...
3 Resources To Help Companies Design And Defend Legal DEI Programs
Most business leaders still view diversity, equity and inclusion as a business necessity. Legal experts offer advice for designing and defending lawful DEI initiatives.
www.forbes.com
August 20, 2025 at 2:31 PM
.@forbes.com featured new efforts by Prof. @deborahwidiss.bsky.social and fellow co-creators of The Legal DEI Project, who are helping employers make informed decisions in designing and defending legal DEI initiatives across the country.
www.forbes.com/sites/michel...
www.forbes.com/sites/michel...
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The Regulatory Review cites work from Prof. @deborahwidiss.bsky.social on the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act After Dobbs. www.theregreview.org/2025/07/08/w...
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act After Dobbs | The Regulatory Review
Recent legislation could protect pregnant workers who choose to have an abortion.
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July 9, 2025 at 1:29 PM
The Regulatory Review cites work from Prof. @deborahwidiss.bsky.social on the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act After Dobbs. www.theregreview.org/2025/07/08/w...
Glad to have been able to contribute to a Forbes article on risks that may flow from abandoning all DEI efforts -- and what businesses can still do to promote workplace diversity. www.forbes.com/sites/michel...
3 Resources To Help Companies Design And Defend Legal DEI Programs
Most business leaders still view diversity, equity and inclusion as a business necessity. Legal experts offer advice for designing and defending lawful DEI initiatives.
www.forbes.com
August 19, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Glad to have been able to contribute to a Forbes article on risks that may flow from abandoning all DEI efforts -- and what businesses can still do to promote workplace diversity. www.forbes.com/sites/michel...
Glad to be able to write an op-ed with @katieeyer.bsky.social & @sandrasperino.bsky.social on why it's time to retire the judge-made rules used to dismiss employment discrimination cases: news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
Antidiscrimination Advocates Should Welcome Thomas’s Overture
Opinion: Three antidiscrimination scholars say they find themselves agreeing with Justice Thomas’s concurrence in the Ames decision: It’s time to retire the McDonnell Douglas test.
news.bloomberglaw.com
June 16, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Glad to be able to write an op-ed with @katieeyer.bsky.social & @sandrasperino.bsky.social on why it's time to retire the judge-made rules used to dismiss employment discrimination cases: news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
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Featuring comments from Prof. @deborahwidiss.bsky.social
A Louisiana federal judge’s decision to vacate parts of EEOC pregnancy accommodation rules illustrates a narrowed view of agencies’ abilities to regulate on abortion after the US Supreme Court ended the constitutional right to access it.
EEOC’s Abortion Rulemaking Power Diminished After Court Loss
A Louisiana federal judge’s decision to vacate parts of EEOC pregnancy accommodation rules illustrates a narrowed view of agencies’ abilities to regulate on abortion after the US Supreme Court ended the constitutional right to access it.
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June 3, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Featuring comments from Prof. @deborahwidiss.bsky.social
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Prof. @deborahwidiss.bsky.social spoke with @bloomberglaw.com for:
TikTok Brings #MeToo Arbitration Opt-Out Back to Appellate Level
TikTok‘s appellate fight to send a female executive’s discrimination lawsuit to arbitration gives another federal circuit the chance to decide whether allegations of “sexual” misconduct are required t...
news.bloomberglaw.com
June 12, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Prof. @deborahwidiss.bsky.social spoke with @bloomberglaw.com for:
I’m looking forward to this conversation - and learning from my great co-panelists!
We're excited to host the 3rd discussion in the B10 Law Schools' "Rule of Law in 2025" series tomorrow. Join @valenabeety.bsky.social, @katieeyer.bsky.social, @deborahwidiss.bsky.social, and @ohiostatelaw.bsky.social's Marc Spindelman for "Rearticulation of Sex and Gender." go.unl.edu/ruleoflaw
April 8, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I’m looking forward to this conversation - and learning from my great co-panelists!
My new article, The Sexual Harassment Silo (forthcoming, Penn. L. Rev.), analyzes dozens of new laws passed to respond to #MeToo, including a federal ban on #forcedarbitration, and their importance in the current--much changed--political environment. Full draft here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
March 28, 2025 at 2:11 PM
My new article, The Sexual Harassment Silo (forthcoming, Penn. L. Rev.), analyzes dozens of new laws passed to respond to #MeToo, including a federal ban on #forcedarbitration, and their importance in the current--much changed--political environment. Full draft here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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Prof. @deborahwidiss.bsky.social has an op-ed out today in Ms. Magazine on a Texas lawsuit challenging the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.
A Challenge to the Health of Pregnant Workers—and the Health of Our Constitutional Democracy
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act enjoyed broad bipartisan support, easily passed the House, and was favorably reported out of committee in the Senate. It did not take long, however, for attacks to en...
msmagazine.com
March 19, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Prof. @deborahwidiss.bsky.social has an op-ed out today in Ms. Magazine on a Texas lawsuit challenging the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.
Pleased to share my new article, "The Solicitor General, Consistency, and Credibility," co-authored with Margaret Lemos. We argue the SG sometimes has good reason to change position, but also such flips may be critiqued as wrongheaded on the substance. Available here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
March 10, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Pleased to share my new article, "The Solicitor General, Consistency, and Credibility," co-authored with Margaret Lemos. We argue the SG sometimes has good reason to change position, but also such flips may be critiqued as wrongheaded on the substance. Available here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....