Labor/Employment,
Constitutional Law,
Civil Rights
Apr. 12, 2017
Does Hewlett-Packard's diversity initiative violate Title VII?
The company's "diversity holdback" mandate, which threatens to withhold up to 10 percent of an outside law firm's invoiced fees if the firm isn't diverse enough, might violate Title VII.
Tamara M. Kurtzman
Managing Partner
TMK Attorneys
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In February, Hewlett-Packard issued a "diversity holdback" mandate by which the company outlined its intent to start withholding up to 10 percent of an outside law firm's invoiced fees if the firm fails to meet Hewlett-Packard's diversity standards. Pursuant to this policy, firms fielding non-diverse attorneys will essentially be paid 10 percent less than their "diverse" counterparts. While the demand for diversity is a powerful influence in current political climates, it is nonetheless di...
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