(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – President Donald Trump’s Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently opened a Federal investigation into Nike and its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives - alleging systemic discrimination against White Workers. This is the first time the EEOC has targeted a large private employer with a Federal investigation and subpoena explicitly linked to their DEI initiatives and hiring goals. Shortly thereafter, the EEOC sued a Coca-Cola Bottling Company for sex discrimination following a networking event it held for Female Employees. The EEOC Chair closed a busy February with a letter to Fortune 500 companies, warning them about “unlawful discrimination” related to their use of DEI initiatives. These recent EEOC actions reflect Trump’s undue control over the Agency and his Administration’s effective weaponization of the EEOC to fight against DEI, a broad set of programs and initiatives designed to remedy the long and well-documented history of systemic injustices against People of Color and Women in the labor market. Established by the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the EEOC has operated as an independent Federal Agency throughout its 60-year history enforcing Employment Non-Discrimination Laws - until last year.

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