Lowe’s Scraps Some DEI Policies as Activist Claims a New Win August 27, 2024 By Jeff Green and Jaewon Kang Lowe’s Cos. is scaling back its diversity, equity and inclusion programs, the latest American company to end such initiatives following...
Anti-DEI Shareholders Are Attacking Corporate America’s Diversity Programs August 12, 2024 By Miranda Jeyaretnam and Jeff Green For conservative groups, losing big at company annual meetings is still winning. That’s because their growing presence at the shareholder...
Wells Fargo Must Face Lawsuit Over Sham Job Interviews July 30, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel A U.S. judge ordered Wells Fargo to face a lawsuit alleging it defrauded shareholders by proclaiming its commitment to hiring...
Treasury Warns That Anti-Woke Banking Laws Like Florida’s Are Security Risk July 22, 2024 By Josh Boak WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department is warning that state laws that restrict banks from considering environmental, social and governance...
Deere Retreats From Diversity Measures After Online Attacks July 17, 2024 By Simone Foxman and Michael Hirtzer Deere & Co., the world’s top farm machinery maker, is pulling back from diversity measures in the face of conservative...
Honeywell Defeats Fired Engineer’s Appeal Over Diversity Training July 11, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel Honeywell did not violate workplace anti-discrimination laws by firing a white engineer who refused to participate in mandatory diversity, equity...
Companies Downplaying DEI Executive Pay Goals June 18, 2024 By Jeff Green and Saijel Kishan A growing number of America’s biggest companies are revising diversity metrics for executive pay, a possible sign that conservative-led attacks...
SEC Charges AI-Based Startup With ‘Old School Fraud Using New School Buzzwords’ June 14, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) this week charged Ilit Raz, CEO and founder of the failed artificial intelligence recruitment...
UK Finance Watchdog Plans on Diversity Targets a ‘Bad Idea,’ Minister Says April 19, 2024 By Huw Jones Plans by Britain’s financial regulator to require firms to set targets for improving diversity could be counterproductive, UK business and...
State Bar of Wisconsin Agrees to Change Diversity Definition in Lawsuit Settlement April 8, 2024 By Scott Bauer MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin association representing attorneys agreed last week to change the definition of “diversity” to settle...