South Africa, Feb. 6 -- The EEOC's court filing says it is investigating "systemic allegations of DEI-related intentional race discrimination", including whether Nike engaged in "a pattern or practice of disparate treatment against white employees, applicants and training programme participants". The information sought by the agency includes how Nike selected employees for retrenchments, how it tracks and uses race and ethnicity data, executive compensation linked to diversity goals, and details of around 16 mentoring, leadership and other career development programmes that allegedly had race-restricted elements.

Unusual origin of the complaint

Unlike most EEOC cases, this investigation did not stem from a complaint by Nike employees. ...