Microsoft Corp. and Wells Fargo & Co. were contacted last week by the U.S. Labor Department questioning their plans to hire more Black employees as they seek to diversify their management ranks. Microsoft said the agency overseeing federal contractors is questioning whether its June pledge to double the number of Black managers and leaders in its U.S. workforce by 2025 violates federal laws prohibiting discrimination based on race.

Source: Wall Street Journal October 06, 2020 21:42 UTC