Mr. Bhabha began working with dozens of Fortune 500 companies to evaluate their diversity programs and ensure that they were on solid legal ground if they were sued.
Proponents of corporate diversity, equity and inclusion programs, commonly called D.E.I., argue that they are important to hiring and retaining people of color.
Critics now argue that some such programs can exclude white and Asian people unfairly from hiring processes.
In recent months, hundreds of companies have been re-examining those initiatives after a series of challenges to diversity programs: the threat of litigation in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision striking down race-conscious college admissions, criticism of D.E.I.
initiatives from some high-profile business leaders, and a wave of layoffs in the tech industry that heavily affected D.E.I.
Persons:
Ishan Bhabha, Jenner, Block, Bhabha, Critics
Organizations:
Harvard, Fortune