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October 31, 2024
Judge Says White Worker's Seattle DEI Suit Lacks 'Specifics'
A Washington federal judge hinted Thursday a former municipal employee's suit claiming Seattle's workplace diversity training discriminated against him as a white man might not have enough detail to survive, as the city's attorneys accused the plaintiff of trying to dismantle its racial justice initiative.
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August 19, 2024
Seattle Says White Worker Can't Show Diversity Training Harm
The city of Seattle has argued that a white ex-employee can't prevail in his discrimination claims over its workplace diversity programming, telling a Washington federal judge the worker was never disciplined or demoted despite his "increasingly aggressive and inappropriate attacks on coworkers" who supported the racial justice initiative.
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August 29, 2023
Seattle Can't Ditch White Ex-Worker's Diversity Training Suit
A Washington federal judge has narrowed the scope of an ex-city of Seattle employee's lawsuit contending the city's diversity initiatives amounted to racial discrimination against him as a white man, allowing his equal protection and hostile work environment claims to advance while deeming some of his allegations time-barred.
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March 13, 2023
Seattle Wants White Ex-Worker's Diversity Training Suit Axed
The city of Seattle has asked a federal court to toss a white ex-employee's discrimination lawsuit against the city over its diversity training, saying he can't claim he was singled out when the training was mandated for all staff members.
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December 01, 2022
4 Things Discrimination Attys Might Have Missed In November
A Georgia federal jury dealt the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission a loss in a suit accusing a medical center of unlawfully firing a worker who wanted time off to treat her anxiety, and Seattle was sued by a former employee who claimed the city's workplace equity and diversity trainings spurred hostility against white people. Here, Law360 looks at four litigation developments from November that flew under the radar.