Federal probe launched into potential race- and sex-based employment policies across University of California campuses.
The Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division has opened an investigation into the University of California (UC) system, including all campuses, for potential violations of federal employment laws. The investigation focuses on the UC 2030 Capacity Plan, which calls for increasing faculty diversity and appears to use race and sex as hiring criteria. These practices may constitute unlawful discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
“Public employers are bound by federal laws that prohibit racial and other employment discrimination,” said Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division. “Institutional directives that use race- and sex-based hiring practices expose employers to legal risk under federal law.”
The Justice Department’s Employment Litigation Section is determining whether the UC system has engaged in a pattern or practice of bias through its stated hiring goals and methods.
As the Lord Leads, Pray with Us…
- For Assistant Attorney General Dhillon to be led by the Lord as she heads the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division.
- For Attorney General Pam Bondi to seek God’s direction as she oversees the Justice Department.
- For DOJ officials as they seek to ensure the Civil Rights Act provisions prohibiting discrimination are upheld.
Sources: Department of Justice
