DEI, McDonald and Supreme Court

McDonald’s retires some DEI practices; cites Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling
Davidson, Walmart and the Brown-Forman Corp., parent company of Jack Daniel’s, were some of the major companies to reduce DEI efforts in 2024. McDonald’s
McDonald’s ends some DEI programs, cites Supreme Court ruling
McDonald's is scaling back its diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, and saying that a 2023 Supreme Court decision prompted the shift.
McDonald's is ending some corporate DEI programs
McDonald's on Monday said it is rolling back some of its diversity, equity and inclusion programs. Why it matters: Backlash against corporate DEI efforts appears to be intensifying ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration.
McDonald’s is the latest company to roll back DEI goals
McDonald’s announced it would be rolling back some of its diversity, equity and inclusion policies, renaming its diversity team to the Global Inclusion Team.
McDonald’s joins wave of US companies backing away from DEI
The DEI rollback across corporate America now includes the country's best-known fast-food chain, which said Monday that it would retire its practice of setting aspirational representation goals known as quotas.
McDonald's to end some of its DEI practices
The fast food chain said it's no longer setting "representation targets."
Why claims that employees don’t care about DEI may be misleading
Employees are frustrated with the superficial efforts companies often make under the DEI banner, which do not address their ...
Trump says he’ll end DEI at federal level, as report shows $1 billion in spending since 2021
The grassroots organization, Parents Defending Education, released a report mid-December showing that since 2021, the federal ...
McDonald’s Abandons Some DEI Policies, Following Other Big Companies Caving to Pressure Groups
Despite its apparent successes in diversifying the company, McDonald’s joined the growing list of big corporations revising or dropping DEI programs amid conservative attacks.
Costco’s Rebuttal Reveals The Cost Of Anti-DEI Efforts
Costco’s Board’s rejection of a recent shareholder proposal underscores the wastefulness of anti-DEI efforts and the value of ...
McDonald’s flip in DEI beef serves up another win for conservative critics
McDonald’s is the latest major company to flip its DEI policies in the growing beef over corporate "wokeness." ...
McDonald’s ends some DEI policies as conservative commentator Robby Starbuck targets ‘woke policies’
McDonald’s said it had been considering updates to its policies for several months and planned to time the announcement to ...
Boardroom DEI is lagging. Here’s what to know
Directors and board advisers said conservative backlash through litigation and other means had pushed DEI policies down the ...
‘DEI pledge’: Wayne State University issues statement after asking employment partners to sign commitment
Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan is asking employment partners to sign a voluntary "Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Pledge" on its website.