US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sues NYT over bias claim
White male editor at newspaper claims he was unfairly passed over for promoted role despite qualifications
TL;DR
- The EEOC filed a lawsuit against The New York Times, alleging discrimination against a white male employee.
- The employee believed he was passed over for a promotion to deputy real estate editor because of his race and sex.
- The lawsuit claims the Times' diversity initiatives led to a decrease in white leaders.
- The Times denies the allegations, calling them politically motivated and stating its practices are merit-based.
- The selected candidate for the promotion was Monica Burton.
- The EEOC found reasonable cause to believe the Times violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
- The lawsuit seeks backpay and other compensation for the passed-over employee.