The Trump Labor Department’s Employment and Training Administration (ETA) issued Training and Employment Notice (TEN) 21-24 to state workforce agencies, state apprenticeship agencies, and other stakeholders discussing changes the ETA is making to federal financial assistance awards to prohibit diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) activities prohibited by President Trump’s Executive Orders (EOs) ending affirmative action and DEI programs by federal contractors. Per the TEN, “all recipients of federal financial assistance awards are directed to cease all activities related to ‘diversity, equity, and inclusion’ (DEI) or ‘diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility’ (DEIA) under their federal awards, consistent with the requirements of the EOs.” The TEN goes on to state that ETA “like all federal agencies, will provide further guidance on specific programs and activities within those programs.”
