US EditionMcDonald’s sued for Latino scholarships after ditching some DEI practices
- The American Alliance for Equal Rights is suing McDonald's for alleged discrimination regarding its HACER National Scholarship Program for Latino and Hispanic students, claiming it unlawfully excludes non-Hispanics and racial minorities from eligibility.
- The lawsuit was filed in Nashville, Tennessee, where the HACER scholarship program is administered, and seeks an injunction due to an approaching application deadline of February 6.
- Edward Blum, leading the lawsuit, argues that McDonald's should open the scholarship to all under-resourced high school students, regardless of ethnicity, citing the program's discriminatory nature.
- McDonald's is reviewing the lawsuit amid broader trends of companies rolling back diversity initiatives, following a shifting legal landscape after a 2023 Supreme Court decision against affirmative action.
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Organization sues McDonald's over college scholarships for Latinos
The American Alliance for Equal Rights is suing restaurant chain McDonald's for alleged discrimination. The organization, led by Edward Blum, who successfully argued against affirmative action in colleges before the U.S. Supreme Court, is now targeting the golden arches and its scholarship program for Latino and Hispanic students. The lawsuit alleges that McDonald's Hacer National Scholarship discriminates against non-Hispanics and racial minori…
Washington, Jan. 13 (EFE).- A conservative group filed a lawsuit in the United States this Monday against McDonald’s for a scholarship program for Hispanic and Latino students considering it discriminatory with other races. The program, known as National Scholarships DOING, has awarded some $33 million since 1985 to low-income students, according to McDonald’s. The lawsuit was filed in a Nashville (Tennessee) court by the American Equal Rights A…
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