Global law firm Reed Smith is doing away with the DEI branding for hiring and promotion in response to a workplace discrimination probe by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Reed Smith will “retire our DEI program,” global managing partner Casey Ryan said Tuesday in a firmwide email viewed by Bloomberg Law. The firm instead “will provide offerings going forward under the banner ‘Culture & Engagement,’” she said.
“Through Culture & Engagement, we will provide opportunities that are available to all and that foster a supportive and respectful workplace that attracts and retains top talent and maintains our strong sense of ...