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Seattle’s DEI initiative may have created hostile work environment, 9th Circuit finds
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· September 29, 2026
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In one exercise, employees allegedly had to “line up based on how ‘racist’ or ‘anti-racist’ they perceived themselves to be in comparison to their coworkers,” according to a court document.
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