When “Rolling Back DEI” Becomes Retaliation: The Quiet Legal Risk Companies Are Creating in 2026
In the past year, many companies have rushed to “recalibrate,” “pause,” or “sunset” diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. Some moves are strategic. Others are reactive. Almost all are being handled faster—and sloppier—than management realizes. What’s emerging is not a wave of culture-war litigation. It’s something far quieter and far more