Robbie Starbuck
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He's a lawyer who has active lawsuits against American Express, which allegedly discriminated against white men through its DEI policies. He told me that, quote, the DOJ has a panoply of remedies it can seek to address the discrimination that results from these DEI programs.
He's a lawyer who has active lawsuits against American Express, which allegedly discriminated against white men through its DEI policies. He told me that, quote, the DOJ has a panoply of remedies it can seek to address the discrimination that results from these DEI programs.
The Justice Department's Civil Rights Division could launch investigations to obtain, quote, a wide variety of a company's internal data and documents or file lawsuits to, quote, take depositions of high-level executives and even the CEO or board of directors if they were directly involved in implementing these DEI programs.
The Justice Department's Civil Rights Division could launch investigations to obtain, quote, a wide variety of a company's internal data and documents or file lawsuits to, quote, take depositions of high-level executives and even the CEO or board of directors if they were directly involved in implementing these DEI programs.
But there's also even more severe measures that the DOJ could take as well. If the Justice Department issued a consent decree, it would allow the agency to, quote, oversee a company's operations for years to come. And PIV Direct says that this type of action from the DOJ could incentivize companies to drop their DEI programs altogether.
But there's also even more severe measures that the DOJ could take as well. If the Justice Department issued a consent decree, it would allow the agency to, quote, oversee a company's operations for years to come. And PIV Direct says that this type of action from the DOJ could incentivize companies to drop their DEI programs altogether.
So these DEI programs are pretty ubiquitous right now, but there are a few high-profile examples. At Oracle, the Daily Wire found that white and Asian students were expressly barred from applying for two different internships, and a similar situation unfolded at IBM. The Daily Wire found that IBM hosted two internships that had discriminatory selection criteria.
So these DEI programs are pretty ubiquitous right now, but there are a few high-profile examples. At Oracle, the Daily Wire found that white and Asian students were expressly barred from applying for two different internships, and a similar situation unfolded at IBM. The Daily Wire found that IBM hosted two internships that had discriminatory selection criteria.
One was an internship for underrepresented minorities, which barred whites and Asians from applying, and the other, an internship for undergraduate women, barred men from applying, unless those men were transgender and identified as women.
One was an internship for underrepresented minorities, which barred whites and Asians from applying, and the other, an internship for undergraduate women, barred men from applying, unless those men were transgender and identified as women.
There are similar discriminatory DEI programs that have also been found at McKinsey & Company, Morgan Stanley, and The Craft Group, which owns the New England Patriots, among various other corporations.
There are similar discriminatory DEI programs that have also been found at McKinsey & Company, Morgan Stanley, and The Craft Group, which owns the New England Patriots, among various other corporations.