MLB has eliminated the “diversity” references of its racing page in response to the recent executive orders of President Donald Trump aimed at making the initiatives ofi back.
A recent Trump executive order includes directives for federal agencies to fight Dei in the private sector, and MLB has taken a step to comply. Independent Cupofcoffeenews.com website It was the first medium to inform the elimination of MLB “diversity” references on Friday.
MLB addressed the elimination of its “diversity” references in a statement on Friday.
“Our diversity values remain unchanged,” MLB said. “We are in the process of evaluating our programs for any modification to the eligibility criteria that are needed to ensure that our programs comply with federal law as they continue forward.”
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The MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred launched a diversity pipe program in 2016, which resulted in more than 400 assisted hiring.
In October 2023, the Organization of Public Interests of Public Interest of the United States filed a federal civil rights complaint against MLB for racially discriminatory programs.
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The complaint said that the official MLB website has at least four illegal employment programs and hiring, citing the MLB Diversity Pipeline program, the diversity scholarship program, the training program in vouchers for sale of diversity in tickets and the program of diverse commercial parties.
After a meeting of owners in Palm Beach, Florida, last month, Manfred announced that MLB was evaluating the interpretation of the Federal Law.
“Our values, particularly our values on diversity, remain unchanged. But another value that is quite important for us is that we always try to comply with what the law is,” said Manfred. “It seems that there is an evolution here. We are following that very careful.
“Obviously, when things are established a little more, we will examine each of our programs and make sure that, although the values remain the same as we are also consistent with what the law requires.”
The General Services Administration (GSA) announced changes in February to federal acquisition regulations (FAR) destined to align with the president’s executive order aimed at restoring meritocracy and ending discrimination in the public and private sectors. The movement reverses the previous Biden administration orders that made it mandatory to consider dei when reviewing the proposals of contracts.
The executive order of Trump’s first day, with which the GSA is aligning its actions, directed the federal hiring process that “is simplified to improve speed and efficiency, reduce costs and require federal contractors and subcontractors to comply with our civil rights laws.”
The Order also ordered the Federal Contract Office to “immediately cease” to promote “diversity” and any breath to federal contractors and subcontractors to participate in affirmative action efforts to consider race, color, sex, sexual preference, religion or national origin when making hiring decisions.
Trump’s order added that the chiefs of each executive agency must begin to include a contractual language that requires federal contractors to comply with federal laws against discrimination.
Language associated with Principles of It was also ordered eliminated from any federal procedure for acquiring, contracting, subsidy or financial assistance.
An appeals court on Friday raised a block to the president Donald TrumpThe executive orders that end the federal support programs for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI).
Associated Press contributed to this report.
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