Republican general prosecutors of 19 states want Costco to who whoever abandon their efforts of diversity, equity and inclusion, making the call days after the retailer successfully defended their Dei policies as good for businesses to shareholders.
In letter On Monday to the CEO of Costco, Ron Vichris, the AG accuse the retailer of “clinging to Dei’s policies that courts and companies have rejected as illegal”, and asked to explain the legal risks of their actions.
Directed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, and Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird, Republican officials indicated to Costco to inform them within 30 days if he would get rid of his Dei policies or explain why not.
Costco did not immediately respond to a request for comments.
The Charter of the Republican Party occurred after Costco’s shareholders overwhelmingly rejected A proposal that the wholesale club operator evaluates any risk associated with their practices ofi. The shareholder behind the resolution, the National Public Policy Research Center, argued that Dei “may sound benign”, but in fact it is “an armed language that hides a radical Marxist agenda.”
The Costco Board, however, urged the motion of the group of conservative experts before its annual meeting.
“Among other things, a diverse group of employees helps bring originality and creativity to our merchandise offers, promoting the ‘Treasury search’ that our clients value,” said the retailer. Costco’s commitment to an entrenched company with respect and inclusion is appropriate and necessary. The report requested by this proposal would not provide significant additional information, “he added.
A day after Costco remained in its POLICIES DEI, the chain of discount stores Target joined Walmart and other corporations in reducing diversity initiatives under the attack of conservative activists emboldened by the decisions of the Superior Court and President Trump, who recently prohibited the DEI programs throughout the federal government.
Destined as a means to promote equity in the workplace and open paths for people of color, women and expanded to include sexual orientation and gender identity, Dei programs won impulse After George Floyd’s 2020 murder.
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