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June 18, 2025
| This week’s diversity and inclusion news and insights for HR leaders
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NOTE FROM THE EDITOR
Are companies still supporting the LGBTQ+ community this year? If you ask corporate leadership, their LGBTQ+ direct reports and Pride parade organizers, each group may have a different opinion on this.
And those who are OOO tomorrow are in the minority, but less so: Back in 2021, only 9% of employers in a Mercer survey said they were observing Juneteenth as a holiday. Now, 41% of employers on average celebrate Juneteenth, according to Mercer data.
Here’s how HR can celebrate Juneteenth year-round.
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Deep Dive
Employers have long celebrated in June with corporate-funded banners for ERGs to carry in parades, branded swag for employees and more.
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A judge allowed the case to proceed in December after noting how the timing of performance issue documentation came shortly after the worker announced her plans.
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The company manufactured an audit as grounds for the plaintiff’s termination to "clear the way for her less qualified and unencumbered male successor," the suit alleges.
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The case involved a tangled web between the requirements of the FMLA and state laws, as well as the company’s own leave policies.
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An agent reportedly called the program “broken.” Sources told HR Dive that’s correct in some respects, and employers should consider self-audits.
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What We're Reading
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