Companies Must Rethink Diversity Officer Role, DOL Official Says

Employers should provide diversity officers with financial resources and access to top executives, or risk undermining their commitments to root out workplace inequities, a US Labor Department official said.

Companies’ failed commitments to supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion officers create the potential for a revolving door of diverse talent and persistent workplace inequities, Alaysia Hackett, the DOL’s first chief diversity and equity officer, said Wednesday.

Employers must rethink the role DEI practitioners play and offer sufficient human resources and funding to maximize the impact of their work, she said at a conference hosted by the Society for Human Resource Management ...