Workplace DEI Worry Shouldn’t Overshadow a Civil Rights Victory
Document Type
Opinion
Publication Date
4-19-2024
Publisher
Bloomberg Law
Language
en-US
Abstract
When we argued our client’s case, Muldrow v. City of St. Louis, before the Supreme Court Dec. 6, the growing narrative among court watchers about our client’s otherwise “under-the-radar” anti-discrimination case was that a decision favoring Jatonya Muldrow would apparently “gut workplace DEI initiatives.”
But, as the Supreme Court’s unanimous decision April 17 confirmed, that’s not what Muldrow’s case is about. At issue in Muldrow’s case is her story and the story of individuals like her—people suffering precisely the type of discrimination that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act was designed to stamp out. Fears that this case could affect workplace DEI programs shouldn’t overshadow a victory that goes to the heart of American civil rights law.
Recommended Citation
Madeline Meth & Brian Wolfman,
Workplace DEI Worry Shouldn’t Overshadow a Civil Rights Victory
,
US Law Week
(2024).
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https://scholarship.law.bu.edu/shorter_works/306
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https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/workplace-dei-worry-shouldnt-overshadow-a-civil-rights-victory
