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EEOC sues NYT over white male discrimination

05/25/2026

Following Chair Andrea Lucas's call for white men alleging reverse discrimination to contact the agency, the EEOC filed its first such lawsuit—against the New York Times. It claims the paper passed over a qualified white man for a deputy real estate editor role, letting DEI policy guide the selection. The Times denies the allegations.

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