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No Title VII claim for violating DEI policies

No Title VII claim for violating DEI policies

No Title VII claim for violating DEI policies

A white male Christian Republican employee has no Title VII claim for discrimination when he has been dismissed for violating his employer’s diversity, equity and inclusion policies. A federal District Court in Washington, DC, has held that he failed to allege facts that would show his termination was based on his race. Michael Jones had been employed in the Information Technology department of the nonprofit Association of American Medical Colleges from 2002 until his termination in 2021. In 2020, the Association published a press release stating its “determination to end racism” and held two townhall meetings where staff were encouraged to express their feelings regarding deaths from...

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