{"id":2015847,"date":"2023-08-29T17:32:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T21:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nascars-minority-internship-program-grounds-for-suing-the-organization-legal-expert\/"},"modified":"2023-08-29T17:34:07","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T21:34:07","slug":"nascars-minority-internship-program-grounds-for-suing-the-organization-legal-expert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nascars-minority-internship-program-grounds-for-suing-the-organization-legal-expert\/","title":{"rendered":"Legal expert says NASCAR&#8217;s Minority Internship Program could face legal action."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnascars-minority-internship-program-grounds-for-suing-the-organization-legal-expert%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2015847&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div data-post-content=\"true\" class=\"post_content\" id=\"post_content\">\n<h2>NASCAR&#8217;s Discriminatory Internship Program Sparks Controversy<\/h2>\n<p>A law expert claims \u200dthat \u2064NASCAR&#8217;s &#8220;Diversity Internship Program&#8221; \u2062is\u2062 engaging in discriminatory practices by favoring candidates from certain ethnicities while\u2063 excluding white applicants. This controversial action \u2064could potentially lead to\u2063 legal \u2064consequences for the organization.<\/p>\n<p>The paid internship program,\u2064 which can be found \u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/careers.nascar.com\/nascar-diversity-internship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>, specifically targets &#8220;diverse&#8221; \u200bundergraduate \u200dand graduate \u200bcollege students. However, \u2064the program&#8217;s eligibility criteria state that candidates must belong to one or \u2062more of the following racial or \u2062ethnic minority classifications: Black or \u200dAfrican American, American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Latino or \u2063Hispanic, Native Hawaiian\u200c or Other Pacific Islander.<\/p>\n<p>In an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/blatantly-illegal-nascar-bans-white-applicants-from-diversity-internship\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interview<\/a> with\u2062 the Daily\u2064 Caller, David Bernstein,\u2063 a professor at George Mason University&#8217;s Antonin Scalia School of Law, labeled NASCAR&#8217;s program as &#8220;blatantly\u200b illegal&#8221; and suggested that it\u200b may violate\u2064 Title \u2063VII and the 1866 Civil Rights Act.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/article\/vanguard-joins-blackrock-to-cut-back-support-for-shareholders-esg-proposals-5482478\">Vanguard Joins\u200c BlackRock to Cut\u200d Back Support for Shareholders&#8217;\u2063 ESG Proposals<\/a> (8\/29\/2023)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/woke-corporations-on-thin-ice-as-free-market-pushes-back-on-esg-asset-manager-5477382\">Woke Corporations \u2064&#8217;On \u2062Thin Ice&#8217; as Free Market Pushes Back on ESG:\u2064 Asset \u2064Manager<\/a> (8\/26\/2023)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According\u2062 to Mr. Bernstein, \u200chaving a 100 percent quota\u2064 for\u200b minorities in a position is illegal, even under \u2062the most generous \u200binterpretation of the law. \u200bHe further stated that\u2064 any applicant who was unable\u200d to apply for NASCAR&#8217;s\u2063 &#8220;Diversity Internship Program&#8221; due to their race would have\u200c sufficient grounds to sue \u200dthe organization.<\/p>\n<p>Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/crt\/legacy\/2010\/12\/15\/Title_VII_Statute.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>) prohibits employers \u200cfrom discriminating\u200c against individuals based on their race, religion, color, \u200csex, or national\u2064 origin. Additionally, the 1866 \u200dCivil Rights Act,\u2064 which was enacted after the Civil War, includes Section 1981, which also prohibits race, color, and ethnicity-based \u200ddiscrimination \u200bin contracts.<\/p>\n<p>NASCAR&#8217;s internship \u200cprogram is part of its \u200dbroader \u2064&#8221;diversity and \u200dinclusion&#8221; policy, which includes two other initiatives: Drive for Diversity and Supplier\u200d Diversity.<\/p>\n<p>The Drive for Diversity program (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nascar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/09\/25\/MDV_D4D_Driver-PitCrewProgram-PDF.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>) \u2064consists\u200d of the Driver\u200b Development\u2064 Program, which provides training\u200c and support to &#8220;top minority and \u200dfemale \u200ddrivers,&#8221; and the Pit Crew Development\u2062 Program, which focuses on &#8220;aspiring minority and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blatantly-illegal-nascar-bans-white-applicants-from-diversity-internship\/\" title=\"NASCAR's 'Diversity Internship' excludes white applicants, deemed illegal.\">female pit crew members<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Supplier Diversity program\u200d (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nascar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/04\/22\/MDV-SupplierDiversity-webpage-final-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>) aims to establish business\u2063 relationships with &#8220;diverse suppliers&#8221; to\u200b ensure \u2062equitable opportunities within \u2064the NASCAR supply chain. To\u2063 be recognized as a diverse-owned supplier, the business must be minority-owned, women-owned, \u200dLGBT-owned, or fall\u200d under other minority classifications.<\/p>\n<p>Instances of discrimination against white employees have been increasingly scrutinized in \u200brecent times. Gannett, the\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-outlets-are-going-bust-at-an-increasing-rate\/\" title=\"Media Outlets Are Going Bust at an Increasing Rate\">largest newspaper publisher<\/a> in the United States,\u200c faced \u2064a lawsuit from five current and former employees who alleged that the company&#8217;s diversity policy, implemented\u200c in \u200d2020, imposed racial quotas in its newsrooms. Similarly, American Express was sued by a former employee\u200d for implementing &#8220;anti-racism&#8221; policies that favored \u200cblack individuals and created \u200dobstacles for white employees.<\/p>\n<p>In response \u2062to these cases, the Attorneys\u2062 General of 13 states sent a\u200c letter (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tn.gov\/content\/dam\/tn\/attorneygeneral\/documents\/pr\/2023\/pr23-27-letter.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>) to \u200cFortune 100 CEOs,\u200d warning against \u200bracial discrimination in employment and contracting practices. The letter emphasized the recent U.S.\u2064 Supreme Court decision that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nascars-minority-internship-program-grounds-for-suing-the-organization-legal-expert\/\" title=\"Legal expert says NASCAR's Minority Internship Program could face legal action.\">ended racial discrimination disguised<\/a> as affirmative action \u200cin \u2064educational institutions.<\/p>\n<p>NASCAR&#8217;s diversity internship program is \u2064just \u200cone example of \u2063the organization&#8217;s &#8220;woke&#8221; actions. \u2063Recently,\u2062 NASCAR indefinitely suspended driver Noah Gragson for allegedly &#8220;liking&#8221; a meme about George Floyd.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NASCAR&#8217;s &#8220;Diversity Internship Program&#8221; allegedly discriminates against white candidates, providing preferential treatment to other ethnicities. A legal expert suggests this could lead to potential lawsuits against the organization. The paid internship aims to hire diverse college students, with membership as a condition for eligibility.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":186,"featured_media":2015848,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2015847","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2015847","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/186"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2015847"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2015847\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2015848"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2015847"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2015847"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2015847"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}