Missouri Sues Tech Giant For Alleged Anti-White, Anti-Asian Discrimination
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced a lawsuit against International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) for allegedly discriminating against people with white skin or of Asian descent.
In the lawsuit, Bailey alleges that IBM gives executives two choices: “discriminate or lose your job” as executives are given compensation and bonuses based on meeting diversity staffing quotas.
“If an IBM executive meets the quotas, IBM gives them the carrot: a plus on their bonus,” the lawsuit reads. “But if he or she fails to meet it, IBM swings the stick: they lose part of their bonus and, eventually, their job.”
Bailey argues that IBM is violating the Missouri Human Rights Act which protects individuals from discrimination in all forms, including race, color, national origin, sex, and ancestry-based discrimination.
“Outright racial balancing is patently unconstitutional,” the lawsuit reads. “So no one, not even IBM, can lawfully desire ‘some specified percentage of a particular group merely because of its race or ethnic origin.”
The lawsuit was set off thanks, in part, to an investigative video report from James O’Keefe’s media organization. In the video, IBM CEO and Board Chairman Arvind Krisha said that “all executives in the company have to move forward by one percent on both underrepresented minorities.”
It is believed that “moving forward by 1 percent” meant pushing the IBM workforce closer to a racial quota. It’s been reported that IBM sought to have 13% of its workers be black, Hispanics in at least “the mid-teens,” and women represented at 50%.
“Missourians deserve answers as to why one of the largest technology and consulting companies in the world, with offices based in Missouri, is discriminating against both prospective and current employees,” Bailey said in a statement. “As long as I’m Attorney General, discrimination will be dead on arrival in this state.”
