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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has released an advisory  memorandum opinion  making clear that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 may require the federal government to provide “situational telework” to its employees as a religious accommodation. This development is part of the Trump administration’s ongoing efforts to expand religious protections in the workplace . Although the memorandum opinion focuses on religious rights in the federal government workplace, private-sector employers also may wish to consider situational telework (or “telecommuting”) as a religious accommodation. Quick Hits Existing guidance on religion in the federal workplace largely remains intact, but federal employers now face a higher standard to demonstrate undue hardship when denying requests for religious accommodation. Situational telework can be a reasonable religious accommodation, but it is not an automatic entitlement, the DOJ stated in a recent memorandum opinion prepared for EEOC ...

Directs all federal agencies to procure only those large language models (LLMs) developed in accordance with two Unbiased AI Principles: truth-seeking and ideological neutrality. Within 120 days, the Director Management and Budget (OMB), in coordination with the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP), the Administrator of General Services (GSA), and the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), must issue guidance for implementing this directive. Agencies must then, within 90 days of receiving that guidance, adopt procedures to ensure all procured LLMs meet these principles. Additional Documentation Trump Executive Order -  Preventing Woke AI in the Federal Government   Source(s): Preventing Woke AI in the Federal Government (Trump EO Tracker) | JD Supra . (2025). JD Supra. https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/preventing-woke-ai-in-the-federal-5999766/?origin=CEG&utm_source=CEG&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CustomEmailDigest&utm_...