FOX Business’ Lydia Hu speaks with EEOC Commissioner Andrea Lucas about potential legal action against Mark Cuban over his diversity, equity and inclusion employment policies.
Billionaire Mark Cuban spoke out about corporate diversity, equity and inclusion during a debate with Elon Musk after Musk appeared to chide the Tesla boss over his support for legal immigration. (DEI) policy, arguing that the two are closely related.
Cuban’s post is Post by mask On X (formerly Twitter), he expressed support for increasing legal immigration while curbing illegal immigration. “Just so you know, I’m all for significantly increasing legal immigration,” Musk wrote. “I’m not anti-immigrant. I’m just against the influx of unvetted people into the United States. That’s what any rational person should do.”
Bill Ackman, the billionaire founder and CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management, agreed with Musk’s post. Ackman has criticized DEI policies on college campuses, saying they undermine freedom of speech and expression on campus and their presence in corporate culture and government.
Cuban, a billionaire entrepreneur and longtime panelist on “Shark Tank,” posted a screenshot of the exchange between the two sides, showing that DEI helps add legal immigrants to the applicant pool and assimilate them into the workforce. He explained that incorporating it into the company’s culture would benefit them.
Billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban expressed support for corporate DEI policies in a debate with Elon Musk. (Oscar J. Barroso/via Europa Press/Getty Images)
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“Watch @elonmusk and @BillAckman try to bring DEI diversity to the US! And of course we want all legal immigrants of suitable age to have jobs. Companies with programs can include them in their applicant pools, and the most qualified people can find jobs.(D)”
“Once hired, it would certainly be nice if the employer could help them with a program to assimilate them.” [sic] To the workforce (E)
“And as new legal immigrants, I hope they too feel accepted by the company culture,” Cuban continued. “You two are heroes. [sic] Thanks for supporting DEI at the macro level. ”
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Billionaires Mark Cuban and Elon Musk continue to debate DEI policies in the workplace. (Christopher Willard/ABC via Getty Images | Marco Ravagli/Future Publishing via / Getty Images)
support for cuba DEI initiatives Social media posts recently caught the attention of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), which enforces workplace discrimination laws.
Mr. Cuban said last week that he has “never hired someone solely because of their race, gender or religion,” but if it means putting the business “in the best position for success.” , acknowledged that “race and gender” are sometimes taken into consideration. “I think diversity is a competitive advantage,” Cuban added.
EEOC Commissioner Andrea Lucas To this post: “Unfortunately, you are completely wrong about the black-letter Title VII law.Race/gender cannot even be a “motivating factor” in principle. It’s a positive factor, a tiebreaker, or a turning point. It is important that employers understand the basic principles here. ”
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Following the Supreme Court’s decision on affirmative action in college admissions, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has not issued a decision on DEI policy. (Andrew Haller/via Bloomberg/Getty Images)
Cuban responded by posting a video of the debate between Lucas, a Republican EEOC member, and Vice Chair Jocelyn Samuels, a Democratic EEOC member. The panel, moderated by the Federalist Society, discussed workplace DEI initiatives. He noted that “not all EEOC commissioners agree on everything” regarding DEI policy in the business world.
Samuels argued that, in her view, DEI and affirmative action policies can be implemented in a way that is “racially conscious but executed in a neutral manner.” She goes on to argue that while “quotas are forever illegal under Title VII,” “the goal is whether they create barriers to the level of representation that would be seen if the workplace were completely illegal.” “I think it’s a very useful way to evaluate things,” he added. -It’s discriminatory. They are aspirational, not mandatory. ”
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Lucas detailed his views on DEI policies in the workplace in an interview with FOX Business last week.
“The law is crystal clear: There is no legitimate business reason to justify discrimination based on race or gender. Mr. Cuban has rejected the idea that someone’s race and gender can be part of the complete package. It’s confusing,” Lucas told FOX Business’ Lydia Hu. “But that is not provided for in the law. And even if it is not the only factor or the determining factor, if it is part of the decision, it is a motivating factor and it is illegal. It is.”
FOX Business’ Bradford Betz contributed to this report.
