The EEOC, now controlled by a Trump appointee who has vowed to help wage the president's war against DEI culture, filed a civil-rights lawsuit against the Times arguing that the paper's efforts to satisfy its diversity goals amounted to 'unlawful employment practices.'
As more companies demand employees spend more days in their workplaces each week, some critics claim that tightening return to office (RTO) rulesin partaim to provoke resignations from employees unwilling to give up their remote or hybrid work arrangements. Reinforced RTO mandates, especially by large companies like Amazon and Starbucks, sparked accusations that management's tighter in-office requirements are a cover for pushing flexibility-loving workers to quit.
This week's letter described the results of that internal review. 'First, the handful of T-Mobile employees who focused on diversity and inclusion will be redirected within Human Resources to focus on employee culture and engagement,' Nelson wrote in the letter to Carr.