FTC Issues Warning Letters to 42 Law Firms for DEI Hiring

Since assuming office, President Donald Trump has signed orders aimed at dismantling DEI policies.

The office of the law firm Perkins Coie is seen in Washington, on April 10, 2025. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has sent letters to 42 law firms, warning them about “potentially unfair and anticompetitive employment practices” involving diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies, the agency said in a Jan. 30 statement.

In the Jan. 30 letter, FTC Chair Andrew N. Ferguson said the firms’ participation in the DEI-based Mansfield Certification program, created by DEI consultancy Diversity Lab, poses “serious concerns.”