2026-05-05 17:47:19 UTC / 路透社
作者：乔纳森·斯坦普尔
2026年5月5日 下午5:47 UTC 更新于25分钟前
纽约，5月5日（路透社）——美国平等就业机会委员会于周二起诉《纽约时报》，指控该报为达成非法多元化目标，因种族和性别原因拒绝聘用一名白人男性担任高级编辑职位。
在曼哈顿联邦法院提交的起诉书中，平等就业机会委员会称，《纽约时报》基于种族或性别歧视该男性候选人，违反了1964年《民权法案》第七条。
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《纽约时报》未立即回应置评请求。
周二的反向歧视诉讼反映了平等就业机会委员会主席安德里亚·卢卡斯的就业案件新策略，该机构正与美国总统唐纳德·特朗普的政策保持一致。
特朗普曾抨击商界所谓的多元化、公平性和包容性举措，在开启第二任白宫任期后不久，便发布行政命令终止联邦政府内的DEI（多元化、公平性与包容性）项目。
这位共和党总统还就150亿美元的诽谤诉讼起诉《纽约时报》，指控该报试图破坏他2024年的竞选活动，并诋毁他作为成功商人的声誉。
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平等就业机会委员会称报社行为带有“恶意”或“肆意漠视”
平等就业机会委员会代表一名在《纽约时报》供职11年的员工提起诉讼。该员工主要负责国际版面的高级编辑工作，于2025年初申请晋升为副房地产编辑。
根据起诉书，《纽约时报》多年来一直试图聘用更多黑人、西班牙裔和女性员工，以打造一份“更多元化、公平且包容”的报纸，并在2024年决定需要更多非白人“领导层人员”。
平等就业机会委员会表示，尽管该编辑符合晋升资格，但他从未进入最终招聘候选名单。最终，一名资历较浅的多种族女性候选人击败了一名白人女性、一名黑人男性和一名亚裔女性候选人，获得了该职位。
起诉书称，一名面试官称这位胜出候选人“整体上有点缺乏经验”，并表示“我看不到她能对报道拓展做出重大贡献”。
平等就业机会委员会调整工作重点
平等就业机会委员会称，《纽约时报》“出于恶意或肆意漠视”这位白人男性编辑的权利，实施了非法雇佣行为。
该委员会要求《纽约时报》终止此类做法，并向该编辑赔偿欠薪、未来损失薪资以及惩罚性赔偿金。
在去年12月接受路透社采访时，卢卡斯表示，“我的目标是转向保守派的民权观点”，包括“打击”各种形式的种族歧视，其中包括DEI项目。
该机构随后的执法行动包括调查鞋类和服装公司耐克是否歧视白人员工，以及起诉一家可口可乐装瓶商非法禁止男性员工参加员工联谊活动。
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New York Times sued by US employment agency over diversity goals
2026-05-05 17:47:19 UTC / Reuters
By Jonathan Stempel
May 5, 2026 5:47 PM UTC Updated 25 mins ago
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People walk by The New York Times building in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., September 16, 2025. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper
NEW YORK, May 5 (Reuters) – The New York Times was sued on Tuesday by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which accused the newspaper of passing over a white man for a top editorial role because of his race and gender, in order to meet illegal diversity goals.
In a complaint filed in Manhattan federal court, the EEOC said the Times discriminated against the male candidate based on his race or sex, violating Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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The Times did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Tuesday’s reverse discrimination lawsuit reflects EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas’ new approach to employment cases, as the agency aligns itself with U.S. President Donald Trump’s policies.
Trump has attacked so-called diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in business, and soon after beginning his second White House term issued executive orders to end DEI in the federal government.
The Republican president is also suing the Times in a $15 billion defamation lawsuit, accusing it of trying to sabotage his 2024 election campaign and disparage his reputation as a successful businessman.
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EEOC SAYS PAPER ACTED WITH ‘MALICE’ OR ‘RECKLESS INDIFFERENCE’
The EEOC sued on behalf of an 11-year Times veteran who sought a promotion to deputy real estate editor in early 2025, after working primarily as a senior staff editor on the international desk.
According to the complaint, the Times had for several years tried to hire more Black, Hispanic and female employees to create a “more diverse, equitable and inclusive” newspaper, and in 2024 decided it needed more non-white “leaders.”
The EEOC said that despite being qualified for the promotion, the editor never made it to the final hiring stage, where a less qualified multiracial female was chosen over a white female, Black male and Asian female.
One interviewer called the winning candidate “a bit green overall,” and said “I don’t see her contributing to the expansion of the coverage in a significant way,” the complaint said.
EEOC SHIFTS FOCUS
The EEOC said the Times enforced its unlawful employment practices “with malice or with reckless indifference” toward the rights of the white male editor.
It wants the Times to end those practices, and compensate the editor with back pay, future lost pay and punitive damages.
In a December interview with Reuters, Lucas said “my goal is to shift to a conservative view of civil rights,” including “attacking” all forms of race discrimination, including DEI.
The agency’s subsequent enforcement activity has included a probe into whether footwear and apparel company Nike discriminated against white employees, and a lawsuit accusing a Coca-Cola bottler of illegally excluding men from an employee networking event.
Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York, Editing by Nia Williams, Alexia Garamfalvi and Daniel Wallis
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