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Former HRC president sues rights group for racial bias

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conduct a 30-day internal investigation into David’s role in the sexual harassment scandal. But according to David’s lawsuit, HRC’s Board co-chairs Morgan Cox and Jodie Patterson — who had previously issued a statement supporting David — called him at the start of Labor Day weekend to demand that he resign.David asked what the investigation had uncovered, and whether a report would be issued explaining what he was accused of doing wrong.

But the board co-chairs refused to say what the investigation’s findings were, and refused — breaking earlier promises — to make the report public or even hand a copy of its findings over to David.“Because David did not do anything wrong, and because HRC could not even articulate what it was accusing him of doing wrong, David refused to resign.

In response, HRC then retaliated against David and terminated his employment purportedly ‘for cause,’ depriving him of the benefits” of a five-year contract renewal that had been negotiated prior to the release of the attorney general’s report.David claims in the lawsuit that his treatment, including his termination, differed greatly from how his white predecessor, Chad Griffin, had been treated, despite “repeated, serious scandals — many of which involved HRC’s mistreatment of Black and other marginalized individuals.” For instance, he claims, Griffin was allowed to keep his job despite a report detailing the mistreatment suffered by Black and transgender HRC employees during Griffin’s tenure.The lawsuit also claims that David and other Black employees frequently encountered racist or hostile attitudes while trying to carry out their jobs.

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