Employers scrutinize diversity efforts as national protesters demand change

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For employers, a private and public reckoning is now taking place over their responsibility in changing systemic racism at work.

The public death of George Floyd — videotaped live on May 25 on a Minneapolis street corner for the world to witness — and the killing of Breonna Taylor two months earlier at the hands of law enforcement, who burst into her private apartment and fatally shot her, have sparked global outrage over systemic racism and police brutality against people of color.

Amanda Schiavo
Associate Editor

Amanda Schiavo is an associate editor of Employee Benefit News. Follow her on Twitter at @SchiavoAmanda.

Kayla Webster
Freelance writer

Kayla Webster is a freelance writer based in New York City.


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