"The federal agency for protecting workers' civil rights revealed Wednesday that it is investigating sportswear giant Nike for allegedly discriminating against white employees through its diversity policies. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission disclosed the investigation in a motion filed in Missouri federal court demanding that Nike fully comply with a subpoena for information. The EEOC sought the company's criteria for selecting employees for layoffs, how it tracks and uses worker race and ethnicity data,"
""We have shared thousands of pages of information and detailed written responses to the EEOC's inquiry and are in the process of providing additional information," Nike said in a statement sent to The Associated Press. EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas has moved swiftly to target diversity and inclusion policies that she has long criticized as potentially discriminatory, tightly aligning the agency"
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is investigating Nike for allegedly discriminating against white employees through diversity policies and has filed a motion in Missouri federal court seeking compliance with a subpoena. The agency requested Nike's criteria for selecting employees for layoffs, methods for tracking and using race and ethnicity data, and details about programs that allegedly restricted mentoring, leadership, or career development by race. Nike said it has cooperated, provided thousands of pages and detailed written responses, and is supplying additional information while calling the subpoena an unusual escalation. EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas has prioritized scrutinizing DEI programs and authorized subpoena actions when evidence suggests potential violations of federal race discrimination prohibitions.
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