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As the EEOC proposes to eliminate EEO-1 reporting requirements, employers face a critical decision about whether to continue collecting workforce demographic data. This analysis examines the legal, practical, and strategic considerations that should inform this choice, including state-level obligations, discrimination prevention benefits, and the ongoing role of statistical evidence in employment litigation.

The convergence of power generation and digital infrastructure is reshaping how investors value data center platforms. As AI-driven demand intensifies competition for scarce resources like transmission access and interconnection rights, the largest transactions reveal a fundamental shift: investors are no longer simply buying operating assets—they're acquiring the upstream capabilities that control future capacity creation.

Meta Platforms has agreed to pay $17 billion over ten years to resolve multistate litigation alleging the company engineered Facebook and Instagram to addict minors while concealing the risks. Beyond the historic financial penalty, the settlement mandates sweeping platform changes including default usage limits, overnight lockouts, and parental controls for users under eighteen.