A conservative legal group is suing international pharmaceutical company Sanofi for alleged racial discrimination following revelations by investigative journalist James O'Keefe.
America First Legal's (AFL) Legal Equality Center has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against Sanofi for alleged racial and gender discrimination with the U.S. Equal Opportunity and Employment Commission (EEOC) and the Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP). ) has been submitted. , The Daily Caller has learned. (Related: James O'Keefe says Project Veritas is suing again, a day after reportedly suspending all operations)
DEI leak: Executives at pharmaceutical company Sanofi caught a leaked Zoom call in which they discussed discriminatory hiring practices.
Carol Huntsman, former senior vice president:
“To reach our goals, one in five employers must have a Black employee.”
“One in 10 employees should be Latino.” pic.twitter.com/BgHzHNDa4Q
— James O'Keefe (@JamesOKeefeIII) December 22, 2023
The AFL's complaint makes the following points: Recordings released by O'Keeffe On Twitter, Sanofi executives appear to be discussing race- and gender-based hiring quotas in the coming years.
“To reach our goals, one in five hires needs to be a black employee,” a former Sanofi executive said in O'Keefe's video. A former executive gave a similar description of the drug company's “Latino” employees.
Sanofi is Market capitalization Approximately $125 billion, with revenue of $45 billion.company sell vaccines Addressing various global diseases including early infectious diseases COVID-19 (new coronavirus infection) and its variants. An estimated 2.5 million people are receiving the Sanofi vaccine every day.
Sanofi's 2022 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Impact Report says the company plans to make 50% of its senior executives female by 2025, an increase of 9% from its current total.report Also includes goals By 2025, target employment practices for Black, Hispanic and Asian people, and exclude Asians from research and development and digital sectors.
The report outlines that an internal quarterly Diversity Operating Review (DOR) is ongoing for Sanofi's senior leaders and business units to track the company's diversity and talent metrics. Sanofi senior executives are also members of the Internal Executive His DEI Council, which meets monthly and works with the DEI team and other His DEI Councils within the company.
Each Sanofi U.S. employee is subject to mandatory DEI goals as part of their annual performance goals, with 98% of employees incorporating DEI goals.
Read the complaint:
“The Secretary's charges are particularly pertinent here because we have probable cause to believe that Sanofi has knowingly and willfully violated federal law and will continue to do so,” AFL's complaint to the EEOC states. It is written in Title VII The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
“Many people in the business world have lost their minds. Instead of valuing individuals as individuals and selecting people for hire and promotion based on merit, their radical apologists are , leading us to believe that the only thing that matters is the color of our skin or our gender,” said AFL Vice-President and General Counsel Gene Hamilton. he said in a statement provided to the Daily Caller.
“Of course, these race-based employment practices are illegal, and we are committed to ensuring they are eliminated wherever we find them.”
