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Starbucks Settles Florida Lawsuit Claiming Diversity Policies Were Illegal
Sep 21 2026 // Starbucks agreed on Thursday to settle a discrimination lawsuit by the state of Florida, pledging not to adopt race- or sex-based quotas or preferences in hiring, promotion and pay decisions. Starbucks and Florida’s...
Almost All Top US Companies Had Board Diversity Rules. Now Most Are Gone
Aug 14 2026 // Three years ago, nearly every major US company explicitly considered diversity when choosing new directors. Now, most don’t. In all, 61 S&P 100 companies have dumped explicit diversity criteria for future board...
Trump’s Diversity Crackdown Reverberates Through US Boardrooms
Jul 28 2026 // As U.S. President Donald Trump intensifies his campaign against diversity programs, appointments of women and racial minorities to S&P 500 boards have dropped to their lowest level in more than a decade, threatening to...
Consultant Diversity Labs Forced to Shut Down After DEI Investigation by FTC
Jun 10 2026 // An investigation by the Federal Trade Commission into diversity, equity and inclusion at a consultancy for law firms and legal departments has forced the company to shut down. The FTC said Diversity Lab LLC used...
Amex, Deere, J&J Abandon Board Diversity Rule, Activist Says
Feb 25 2026 // American Express Co., Deere & Co. and Johnson & Johnson have dropped diversity criteria for selecting new board directors, according to a conservative shareholder activist group. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is...
Wells Fargo Sued by Ex-Manager Who Said Bank Faked Diversity
Dec 22 2025 // Wells Fargo & Co. was sued by a former manager who says he was fired for pushing the bank to create a more diverse workforce and objecting to its practice of interviewing minority applicants for jobs that were already...
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