{"id":113298,"date":"2025-04-03T11:35:18","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T19:35:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/04\/03\/gop-state-ags-double-down-on-law-firms-facing-eeoc-letter\/"},"modified":"2025-04-03T11:35:18","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T19:35:18","slug":"gop-state-ags-double-down-on-law-firms-facing-eeoc-letter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/04\/03\/gop-state-ags-double-down-on-law-firms-facing-eeoc-letter\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP State AGs Double Down on Law Firms Facing EEOC Letter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, joined by 11 other state attorneys general, sent letters to 20 law firms requesting information about their DEI employment practices, which he says potentially violate federal anti-discrimination laws and state laws against deceptive trade practices.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\" hspace=\"0\" 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