Affirmative action supporters and counterprotesters shout at each other outside the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C., June 29, 2023.
Now that the Supreme Court has struck down race-conscious admissions, employers could face challenges in how they find diverse talent.
A group of 13 Republican attorneys general suggested in the wake of the ruling that companies' diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, programs could be considered unlawful discrimination.
In the wake of the ruling, many fear universities could become less reliable sources from which to recruit diverse talent.
However, during the last year there has been a "step back" in terms of diversity hiring, said Reyhan Ayas, a senior economist at Revelio Labs, a workforce data and analytics firm.
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