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• [New] President Trump has opposed state-level AI regulation as a general matter, taking the position that state laws imposing algorithmic discrimination obligations threaten U.S. AI competitiveness and improperly impose race - and sex-conscious mandates on AI developers. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
• [New] The Trump administration rescinded a Biden-era Executive Order that set out an agenda for the development and use of AI to protect American consumers from fraud, discrimination, and threats to privacy and promote safe and responsible use in health care. KFF
• [New] While over time there have been improvements in legal protections against sex and gender discrimination in the workplace, recent events, particularly in the U.S. federal government, have seen a regression in inclusion and a threat to established protections. Scholars Strategy Network
• [New] Philadelphia approved an amendment to prohibit discrimination based on menstruation, perimenopause, and menopause (effective 2027). HKM Employment Attorneys LLP
• [New] Predictive Analysis: EAGLS will likely proliferate to additional U.S. regional partners facing similar drone threats, particularly Gulf Cooperation Council states, while technical refinements will focus on enhanced autonomous target discrimination and integration with AI-driven threat libraries. Drone Warfare
• Assumption-based discrimination represents a significant yet often overlooked threat in California workplaces. Setyan Law
• A localized incident involving detained Russian nationals, alleged discrimination, or unrest inside Russian-speaking communities could rapidly become the pretext for broader coercive action. Global Defense Insight
• The Commission will publish a new Eurobarometer on discrimination in the EU in 2027, and will take further steps to promote data collection on persons with disabilities living in institutions and associated costs. AccessibleEU
• Trans people (with or without a GRC) will still be protected from discrimination. The Conversation
• There will still be moments of discrimination - against Black Americans, against white Americans, against Asians, Latinos, and others. Modern Ghana
• Disparities in high blood pressure prevalence across Middle Tennessee are related to social and economic factors, such as lack of access to affordable and healthy food, opportunities for physical activity and even discrimination. American Heart Association
• Singapore's easy-access Employment Claims Tribunal is driving higher claim volumes, including tactical filings, and discrimination claims are expected to rise once the Workplace Fairness Act comes into force. The Employer Report
• Preventing Discrimination: Chief Justice of India cautioned that compulsory leave might reinforce stereotypes about women's workplace capability. PMF IAS
• Technology and AI potentials must be envisaged in ways that support equitable and sustainable development and actively reduce global dependencies and discrimination. Bond | The international development network
• And with the new year comes new laws set to take effect in PENNSYLVANIA starting in 2026, PENNSYLVANIANS will be protected from discrimination due to hairstyles as a result of the CROWN Act. WGAL
• Canadian canola meal, lobsters, crabs and peas will no longer be subject to Chinese anti-discrimination tariffs from March to at least the end of the year. The Autopian
• Lesbian women in the UK still face alarming levels of inequality, from mental health discrimination to restricted access to fertility treatment, an MP has warned in a powerful House of Commons speech marking Lesbian Visibility Week. Somerset Live
• Many opportunity youth come from communities (e.g., Native American, Black, Latino, LGBTQ +) that have experienced employment discrimination in the United States, leaving them more exposed to potential hiring biases, even when unintentional or subconscious. New America
• AI must be designed and governed to prevent harm, including risks to human rights, privacy, and discrimination under the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
• To fight back, the US has warned it could impose fees or restrictions on major European service companies operating in the US if EU enforcement continues, although the European Commission rejects claims of discrimination, stating that its rules apply equally to all companies. IGS - Legally Trained Consultants
• Antisemitism: A state Office for Civil Rights will be created to combat antisemitism and other forms of discrimination in California schools. Yahoo News
• Iowa's HB 2368 would expand on its prohibition of employer-required COVID-19 vaccinations by prohibiting discrimination based on medical interventions. JD Supra

Last updated: 21 June 2026