Several white police officers filed a lawsuit against the city of Philadelphia in federal court last week, alleging they were passed over for promotions due to diversity, equity, and inclusion policies.
America First Legal filed a federal class-actionlawsuit“on behalf of white male Philadelphia Police Department officers who were passed over for promotions and denied advancement because of their race and sex.”
“AFL is suing the City of Philadelphia, the Philadelphia Police Department, and senior law enforcement officials who implemented DEI hiring and promotion policies in an effort to ensure that the racial and gender makeup of the city’s police force mirrors the city’s population as a whole, regardless of individual merit,” a news release said.
“The plaintiffs and class representatives include five police officers — each with high civil exam scores, strong service records, positive annual performance reviews, and significant law-enforcement experience — who were bypassed for promotions to captain and lieutenant in favor of non-white male candidates with lower civil-service exam scores and lower rankings on the promotion-eligibility lists,” the release continued.
“The complaint directly challenges the city’s ‘Rule of Five’ policy, a DEI promotion system that the city adopted after the death of George Floyd for the purpose of allowing officials to bypass higher-ranked white male candidates in favor of lower-ranked female and minority candidates.”
Nick Barry, senior counsel at America First Legal, said that “federal civil-rights law prohibits employers from making promotion decisions based on race or sex.”
“Put simply, employers cannot use protected characteristics to override merit,” he described. “Promotions must be based on excellence, experience, and performance, not on the race or sex of the candidate.”
America First Legal also included a warning to “any public or private employer” seeking to use DEI hiring methods, saying they will launch lawsuits against them.
“AFL is committed to rooting out and destroying DEI in the United States, and it will sue any public or private employer that uses illegal race or sex preferences in hiring or promotions. Hiring and other employment practices must be based on merit and excellence.”
Upon assuming office, President Donald Trump signed anexecutive orderentitled, “Ending Radical And Wasteful Government DEI Programs And Preferencing.”
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