The Supreme Court determined colleges and universities can no longer use race as a factor in their college admissions, removing affirmative action from academics—and some businesses could find their own hiring practices suddenly under new scrutiny.
The ruling means universities cannot use race to pursue diversity initiatives—which is something employers have never been able to do—so there shouldn’t be any direct implications to businesses’ hiring practices or internal diversity efforts, but some experts have speculated the decision will have a “chilling effect” on businesses that will grow concerned about lawsuits against diverse hiring practices and initiatives to improve diversity.