U.S. companies that scale back workplace diversity efforts to avoid scrutiny from the Trump administration may be exposing themselves to more discrimination lawsuits by workers, experts said. President Donald Trump this week issued a sweeping executive order directing federal agencies to terminate diversity,

On Monday, the president signed an executive order putting an end to all federal DEI initiatives, calling them “illegal,” “immoral,” and “discriminatory.” Within 60 days of the announcement, agencies must “coordinate the termination” of all programs.

The Trump executive order seeks to dissuade private companies that receive government contracts from using DEI programs and hiring on the basis of race and gender.