Corporate Diversity Complaints Place EEOC in Thorny Spot (1)

A US civil rights agency finds itself in a difficult position after getting hit by requests from ex-Trump administration officials to investigate Activision Blizzard Inc., Kellogg Co., and other major corporations because their diversity policies allegedly violate federal anti-discrimination law.

The America First Legal Foundation, led by former senior Trump adviser Stephen Miller, recently sent letters to the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission about what it called “unlawful employment practices” that include diversity, equity, and inclusion policies.

The group over the past year has accused more than a dozen companies—including Morgan Stanley, PricewaterhouseCoopers, McDonald’s, and ...