Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Goods Unite Us@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 days agoJack Daniel’s has been caught red handed removing their dei initiativeslemmy.caimagemessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up17arrow-down1imageJack Daniel’s has been caught red handed removing their dei initiativeslemmy.caSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Goods Unite Us@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square6fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarem0darn@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoAren’t all corporations in the states being forced to eliminate these initiatives or face ridiculous law suits?
minus-squareastrsk@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·2 days agoNo, only the government. And it’s still questionable how legal it is or isn’t or how much of a mandate vs suggestion it is.
minus-squarejacksilver@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoThe trump administration is also using DEI to go after corporations - https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/fcc-open-probe-into-nbc-parent-comcast-over-promotion-dei-programs-2025-02-12/ There are other examples online too.
minus-squarehalcyoncmdr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoNo they’re using threats from Trump that have no legal backing as an excuse to remove initiatives that don’t actually want in the first place. Plenty of places are actively and publicly leaving their DEI programs in place without any issue.
Aren’t all corporations in the states being forced to eliminate these initiatives or face ridiculous law suits?
No, only the government. And it’s still questionable how legal it is or isn’t or how much of a mandate vs suggestion it is.
The trump administration is also using DEI to go after corporations - https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/fcc-open-probe-into-nbc-parent-comcast-over-promotion-dei-programs-2025-02-12/
There are other examples online too.
No they’re using threats from Trump that have no legal backing as an excuse to remove initiatives that don’t actually want in the first place.
Plenty of places are actively and publicly leaving their DEI programs in place without any issue.