Iowa AG vows ‘Look at all available options’ If Costco refuses to throw out Dei: ‘Follow our Constitution’
Lawyer Iowa Brenna Bird promised to “look at all available opportunities” to ensure that Costco follows federal and state laws while the retail giant is attached to the last remains of Dei’s ideology Eroding under the guard of President Donald Trump.
“We invite Costca to reject and to follow our Constitution, to follow our civil rights laws and do not follow a race based on a race or gender -based in the practice of employment. These are illegal, Bird, a Republican, is Fox & Friends on Wednesday first. “
Main lawyers from 19 countriesIncluding the Hawkeye state, they put pressure on Costca to deny Dei and reflect Trump’s recent executive commands to launch a dei program from federal agencies and warning private sectors to do so.
“We have a letter that went to Costco from 19 countries, including the great state of Iowa,” Bird continued.
In air terms, Costco Logotip is shown on the outside of the Costco trade on July 11, 2024 in Richmond, California. (Photo Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
“Costco has to show us proof that they follow the law because they have public statements that cause us a lot of concern. Many other great traders have changed their policy and now follow the federal law, just as President Trump does with their executive commands of boarding dei, so we are they need to show that they are following the law. “
She said that some reports indicate Costco binding of executive bonuses for Dei Metrics and that the head of the company indicated that it would “persist in races, based on skin color, and also employment on the basis of sexual identification.”
“These are some big red flags. And then the committee asked shareholders to vote on a proposal that would look at the risk of Costca by continuing with their policies Dei. This is a civil risk, based on the precedent of the Supreme Court we have, the federal Constitution, the state and the federal Civic rights laws, so they must ensure that they actually work right here. “
Costco Hamilton E. James Committee Chairman, however, insisted that the company “commitment to involvement” or threatened merit or includes quotas or systematic preferences.
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“The demands of our business and our persistent dedication to our members mean that we cannot afford anything except to hire and promote the most qualified individuals,” said last Thursday.
Costc’s guardian committee asked his shareholders to vote on a proposal that challenged his Dei Practice last month, The Hill has previously reported, Writing investors“Our success in Costco wholesale has been built at the service of our critical stakeholders: employees, members and suppliers. Our efforts around diversity, equality and involvement follow our Ethics Code: For our employees, these efforts are being built on involvement – having all our employees feel esteemed and respect.
“Our efforts in reminding the diversity, equality and involvement and enhances with everyone in our company the importance of creating opportunities for all. We believe these efforts improve our ability to attract and keep employees to help our business succeed. This capacity is crucial because we owe our success to our success our now over 300,000 employees around the world. ”
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Fox News ‘Jamie Joseph and Fox Business’ Danielle Wallace contributed to this report.
