EEOC Brings Discrimination Claim on Behalf of White Male
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In a first for at least the last decade or so, the EEOC has brought a discrimination claim alleging the New York Times promotion practices discriminated against a white male.
The claim in part is a challenge to the newspaper’s diversity plans and contends the race and sex of the editor was a factor in decisions not to give him serious consideration for a promotion. In general, the EEOC takes the position that the discrimination laws protect each and every individual, not just classes of workers of particular ethnic, racial, or sexual groups.
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