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The New York Times has filed counterclaims against the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which is pursuing a lawsuit against the news organization for allegedly discriminating against a white male employee by passing him over for a promotion.
“The Commission markedly deviated from its ordinary practices in almost every respect to file the flimsiest of lawsuits against The Times, a frequent target of the administration, on the heels of investigative reporting that brought to light scathing bipartisan criticism of the EEOC, its leadership, and its priorities from both inside and outside the Commission,” states the complaint filed on Friday in New York federal court.
The EEOC initiated the legal battle in May when it accused the Times of implementing race and sex-based hiring goals that favor minorities and women in violation of civil rights laws. The government seeks a court order barring the company from carrying diversity, equity and inclusion policies, plus unspecified damages for the unnamed employee.
The employee, Bryant Rousseau, allegedly lost a job as the deputy real estate editor to a multiracial woman, who allegedly didn’t have experience covering the field, according to the complaint. None of the final four candidates were white men, the EEOC said.
