Commerce Diversity Bid Stirs Up Debate Over Supreme Court Ruling

Advocates for workplace diversity are clashing with Republican attorneys general who claim best practices proposed by the US Department of Commerce last fall “double down on discrimination” by encouraging racial quotas in corporate America.

The battleground comes in comment letters weighing in on the department’s Business Diversity Principles Initiative. The initiative aims to guide private sector companies on incorporating diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility into their human resources efforts, workforce development, and supply chains.

The dueling feedback, which was due Feb. 2, debated the legality of such efforts. The debate comes as some companies are scaling back or reshaping ...