美国平等就业机会委员会（EEOC）已撤回针对Nike的传票强制执行诉讼，理由是该公司已在调查其多样性和包容性政策期间提供了所需信息 [1]。EEOC主席Andrea Lucas于2024年5月自行提交了针对Nike的歧视投诉，声称该公司的DEI政策歧视白人男性 [1]。
在该调查期间，EEOC要求Nike提供数年来的就业决策数据，包括裁员标准以及员工种族和民族数据的使用情况 [1]。Nike在2024年2月回应称此举为"令人惊讶和不同寻常的升级"，并指控EEOC的要求过于宽泛，是在进行"钓鱼探险"，同时表示已经提交了数千页信息 [1]。此项诉讼在美国密苏里州联邦法院进行 [1]。Lucas在12月曾通过社交媒体呼吁，如果白人男性经历了基于种族或性别的歧视，应当提出投诉 [1]。
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has moved to drop its enforcement action seeking to compel Nike to comply with a subpoena, stating that the company has already provided the necessary information during an investigation into its diversity and inclusion policies.[1] EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas initiated the investigation into corporate DEI policies, arguing that such programs discriminate against white men, with Nike designated as a key target.[1]
The dispute centers on the EEOC's broad data demands issued after Lucas personally filed a discrimination complaint against Nike in May 2024.[1] The agency requested years of employment decision data from Nike, including information about layoff criteria and how the company used employee race and ethnicity data in personnel decisions.[1] Nike characterized the escalation as "surprising and unusual" in February 2024, asserting it had already submitted thousands of pages of information in response to the inquiry.[1] The company challenged the EEOC's requests as overly expansive, accusing the agency of conducting a "fishing expedition."[1] In December, Lucas used social media to encourage white men who believed they had experienced discrimination based on race or sex to file complaints.[1]