Nineteen Republican attorneys general have called on Costco Wholesale to abandon its diversity, equity, and inclusion policies, citing concerns about about discrimination and legal risks

This comes after 98% of the U.S. retailer’s shareholders last week voted against a proposal requesting a report on the risks tied to its diversity and inclusion initiatives, pushing back against the growing scrutiny such policies face.

  • Nougat@fedia.io
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    6 months ago

    What happened to “private businesses can operate however they like within the law”?

    Ohhhh … law. That was canceled.

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    6 months ago

    Gotta love the party of “small government”. Not only is it small enough to fit in your bedroom, apparently it’s also small enough to fit in your grocery store’s HR department.