Nineteen Republican attorneys general have called on Costco Wholesale to abandon its diversity, equity, and inclusion policies, citing concerns about

This comes after 98% of the U.S. retailer’s shareholders last week voted against a proposal requesting a report on the risks tied to its diversity and inclusion initiatives, pushing back against the growing scrutiny such policies face. discrimination and legal risks.

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      3 months ago

      Sadly, as a traded company they would appear to have to at least respond to a “but but but muh shareholders!” argument, no matter the source (or how pathetic it is).

      It’s not that they seemingly can’t (rightly) tell them to piss off, but it probably has to be done a lot more carefully.

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    3 months ago

    What happened to “private businesses can operate however they like within the law”?

    Ohhhh … law. That was canceled.

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      3 months ago

      The same thing that happened to states rights. It was never the issue it’s just convenient cover for stupid people.

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    3 months ago

    Gotta love the party of “small government”. Not only is it small enough to fit in your bedroom, apparently it’s also small enough to fit in your grocery store’s HR department.