/1 🚨✈️ BREAKING: Southwest Airlines to end illegal DEI employment practices
The U.S. Department of Labor has confirmed that Southwest will end race and sex-based discrimination in hiring and promotions following AFL’s federal civil rights complaint.
The U.S. Department of Labor has confirmed that Southwest will end race and sex-based discrimination in hiring and promotions following AFL’s federal civil rights complaint.
/2 AFL filed a complaint against Southwest with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) on January 17, 2024, requesting an investigation into the airline for allegedly violating its federal contracting nondiscrimination obligations.
https://twitter.com/america1stlegal/status/1747681121276465410
/3 Despite receiving over $330 million in federal government contracts since 2007, Southwest explicitly promoted illegal “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (DEI) by implementing race and sex-based employment quotas, violating its equal opportunity commitments.
https://twitter.com/america1stlegal/status/1747681541981974910
/4 The OFCCP’s investigation indicated a violation of the equal opportunity clause, which it sought to resolve through a compliance conference with the airline. On December 2, 2024, the OFCCP held an informal compliance conference with Southwest Airlines in accordance with 41 C.F.R. §60-1.24(c)(2).
/5 Following AFL’s federal civil rights complaint and the compliance conference with the OFCCP, Southwest Airlines has agreed to end its illegal race and sex-based discrimination in all hiring and promotional processes — including unlawful DEI quotas, benchmarks, or preferences.
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