Left's favorite 'woke' initiative under serious threat after Court's controversial ruling
he Supreme Court decision last month ruling against affirmative action in higher education could dismantle diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs in corporate America, experts say.
On Thursday, the Supreme Court in a 6-3 decision said that colleges and universities could not include race considerations in their admissions process, effectively outlawing what's known as affirmative action and upending previous legal precedent that allowed it.
The decision has sparked debate on if and how it could influence other sectors of public life, including the hiring and promotion practices of companies and corporations.
Fox News Digital spoke with experts who say the decision could mean that corporations could be held liable for "woke-ism" in DEI programs and policies.
Will Hild, executive director of Consumers' Research, says that case could expose companies who prioritize race in staffing decisions as violating the Civil Rights Act.
"That fig leaf has now gone. There's no question that affirmative action, racially based hiring and promotion schemes violate the Civil Rights Act," Hild said.
"And you no longer have this even potential loophole of the affirmative action jurisprudence. I think one you're going to see a lot of companies, their legal compliance officers, are going to review what their DEI departments are doing and probably tell them to cut it out," he said.
"I think you'll see a lot of companies who might even get rid of their DEI departments because the philosophy around the DEI is almost directly in contradiction with law to begin with," he added.
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Good riddance, I can't wait.
he Supreme Court decision last month ruling against affirmative action in higher education could dismantle diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs in corporate America, experts say.
On Thursday, the Supreme Court in a 6-3 decision said that colleges and universities could not include race considerations in their admissions process, effectively outlawing what's known as affirmative action and upending previous legal precedent that allowed it.
The decision has sparked debate on if and how it could influence other sectors of public life, including the hiring and promotion practices of companies and corporations.
Fox News Digital spoke with experts who say the decision could mean that corporations could be held liable for "woke-ism" in DEI programs and policies.
Will Hild, executive director of Consumers' Research, says that case could expose companies who prioritize race in staffing decisions as violating the Civil Rights Act.
"That fig leaf has now gone. There's no question that affirmative action, racially based hiring and promotion schemes violate the Civil Rights Act," Hild said.
"And you no longer have this even potential loophole of the affirmative action jurisprudence. I think one you're going to see a lot of companies, their legal compliance officers, are going to review what their DEI departments are doing and probably tell them to cut it out," he said.
"I think you'll see a lot of companies who might even get rid of their DEI departments because the philosophy around the DEI is almost directly in contradiction with law to begin with," he added.
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Good riddance, I can't wait.
