Microsoft revealed it was being probed by the U.S. Department of Labor over its pledge from earlier this year to bolster Black leadership at the tech behemoth.
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Stahlkopf added that they have"every confidence that Microsoft's diversity initiative complies fully with all U.S. employment laws" and they look forward to defending them to the OFCCP.In late June, as protests over the police killing of George Floyd roiled the nation and thrust longstanding issues of systemic racism into the mainstream spotlight, Microsoft pledged to invest an additional $150 million over five years into its diversity and inclusion programs.
The new efforts came as Microsoft revealed in its 2019 diversity report that Black employees comprised of 4.5% of its U.S. workforce.In this April 12, 2016, file photo, the Microsoft logo is shown in Issy-les-Moulineaux, France.Stahlkopf says that the letter the company received from the OFCCP,"suggested that this initiative 'appears to imply that employment action may be taken on the basis of race.
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