US companies' diversity efforts are legal, Democratic officials say

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A group of Democratic U.S. state attorneys general on Wednesday pushed back against claims by some of their Republican counterparts that many corporate workforce diversity programs amount to illegal discrimination.

In a call with reporters, the attorneys general of New York, Illinois, Nevada and four other states said 13 Republican officials were wrong to

But on Wednesday, the Democratic officials said the vast majority of company diversity, equity and inclusion policies are designed to set aspirational goals or diversify pools of job applicants. James and the other AGs said they wanted to make clear to companies that their states support diversity efforts and will not take legal action to dismantle them.

 

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