Honeywell Worker’s Suit Over DEI Training Meets Cold 7th Cir.

A panel of judges on a federal appeals court in Chicago appeared skeptical that Honeywell International Inc. ran afoul of federal and state workplace anti-discrimination laws when it fired a White engineer over his refusal to participate in a mandatory diversity, equity, and inclusion training.

During oral argument Tuesday at the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, the three Trump-appointed jurists echoed arguments from the company and the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission that there’s no evidence that Charles Vavra was illegally discriminated and retaliated against.

The hearing comes amid growing tensions over workplace DEI initiatives, including anti-bias ...