On Wednesday, America First Legal filed a discrimination lawsuit against the International Business Machines Corporation’s (IBM) subsidiary, Red Hat. This comes after an expose by O’Keefe Media Group.
The law firm charges that Red Hat has engaged in Civil Rights violations by allegedly engaging in discriminatory employment and termination practices against white males.
The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Allan Kingsley Wood, a white male and former Red Hat employee who was serving as a Senior Director at the company until he was terminated due to alleged anti-white male discrimination.
Wood claimed that Red Hat used illegal anti-white and anti-male hiring practices to make Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) quotas.
In 2021, Red Hat recruited a DEI Chief Executive Officer to oversee programs aimed at diversifying the organization, including the implementation of employment quotas targeted at attaining diversity goals by illegally considering race as a deciding factor for employment and progress, according to the suit.
Wood argued in the suit that Red Hat executives and managers complained to him and other employees about the lack of diversity in the workforce and that future employment decisions would be based on race and gender.
The suit states that Wood was vocal about his opposition to the DEI policies and advocated for hiring based on skill and merit.
Red Hat revealed their “Bold DEI Goals,” which included quotas, during a kickoff event in Texas.
Red Hat aimed to change the makeup of its workforce by 2028, with a target of 30 percent female employees worldwide and 30 percent associates of color in the US.
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Author: Marty Kaufmann
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