DEI Training as Job Harassment Gets Skeptical Tenth Circuit Look

A White correctional officer faced tough questioning from the Tenth Circuit Thursday in trying to revive his harassment lawsuit over the Colorado Department of Corrections’ workplace DEI training.

A ruling on Joshua Young’s appeal in the 2023 case could set the legal bounds for employer training on diversity, equity, and inclusion. The questions posed by Judges Robert E. Bacharach and Nancy L. Moritz and Judge Robert J. Shelby of the US District Court for the District of Utah also signaled that a ruling will clarify the impact a recent US Supreme Court ruling that rejected a heightened proof test for ...