The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed suit against The New York Times alleging illegal discrimination in a promotion decision. The case centers on a 2025 hiring process in the Real Estate section. A white male employee with nine years at the paper, more than 25 digital journalism awards, and direct real-estate journalism experience applied for a deputy real estate editor role. He was not called back for the final interview round. Four other candidates advanced, including a white woman, a Black man, an Asian woman, and a multiracial woman. The multiracial woman received the job despite having no real-estate experience, and interview notes described her as “a bit green overall.”
"The complaint, filed May 4 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, centers on a 2025 hiring decision in the Times' Real Estate section. According to the EEOC, a white male Times employee-a nine-year veteran of the paper's International Desk with more than 25 digital journalism awards and direct real-estate journalism experience-applied for an open deputy real estate editor position. He was never called back for the final interview round."
"The four candidates who did advance: a white woman, a Black man, an Asian woman and a multiracial woman. The multiracial woman got the job. Per the EEOC complaint, she had no experience covering real estate, which had been listed as a basic qualification in the public posting. Interview panel notes described her as "a bit green overall.""
""We should bring it on behalf of black workers, but we should bring it on behalf of white workers too," Lucas said Wednesday at Fortune 's Workplace Innovation Summit in Atlanta. "That's mixed messaging that says to white men you don't need to apply - and that is not fair.""
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