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Navigating the Intersections of Identity Under SB 1137

By Nicole A. Powell on October 29, 2025

Posted in Employment, Workplace Policies

With the enactment of SB 1137, California has explicitly recognized “intersectionality” under the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) and related statutes: or the idea that in certain instances, discrimination is not based solely on one trait, but rather based on the combination of two or more protected characteristics. Intersectionality is an analytical framework…

Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument in Case on Race Conscious Admissions in Higher Education

By Guest Author on November 10, 2022

Posted in Discrimination, Education

On October 31, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases: Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina and Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard. The Court’s resulting decision now stands to determine the fate of race-conscious admissions in higher education.

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