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The legal firm scrutinized documents from Disney's "Reimagine Tomorrow" website, which supposedly promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), but the complaint argues that these policies are being executed with bias against certain demographic groups. The lawsuit highlights that while companies are generally prohibited from asking potential hires about sensitive characteristics, Disney is accused of making hiring decisions based on these immutable traits under the guise of achieving diversity quotas.
Shifts in Disney’s DEI Strategy and Workforce Data
The complaint references internal statistics from the fiscal year 2020-2021, a period marked by heightened emphasis on racial and gender diversity following the George Floyd protests. It notes that: