{"id":548865,"date":"2021-06-01T19:36:23","date_gmt":"2021-06-01T23:36:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=548865"},"modified":"2021-06-01T19:36:26","modified_gmt":"2021-06-01T23:36:26","slug":"tennessee-requiring-state-employees-to-complete-equity-assignment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tennessee-requiring-state-employees-to-complete-equity-assignment\/","title":{"rendered":"Tennessee Requiring State Employees To Complete \u2018Equity\u2019 Assignment"},"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\">16<\/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%2Ftennessee-requiring-state-employees-to-complete-equity-assignment%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=548865&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><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-144070581.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Tennessee is requiring all state employees to complete an assignment on \u201cdiversity and equity\u201d as part of their performance reviews, internal documents from Tennessee\u2019s Department of Human Resources\u00a0show.<\/p>\n<p>Employees must read through a document dubbed \u201cWorkforce Diversity and Equity,\u201d described as a guide for \u201cstarting the conversation,\u201d and submit one to two \u201ctakeaways\u201d from the material,\u00a0according to documents obtained by The Daily Wire.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou must read information on the site including 3 Ways to Become an Ally or 3 Ways to Take Care of Yourself and provide 1-2 takeaways you received from these,\u201d reads an email from the Tennessee human resources department to state employees.<\/p>\n<p>The diversity and equity guidance document outlines\u00a0ways for white people to empathize with and support employees of color, including potentially \u201capproving requests to take annual leave or allowing flexible hours to support mental health.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlthough we are all affected by the recent deaths of Black Americans, Black employees are affected disproportionately,\u201d the guidance reads. \u201cBe considerate of what employees are experiencing when communicating with team members.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The guidance also counsels that some employees may need space to be \u201cdisengaged\u201d at work.<\/p>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 6\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\" readability=\"15\">\n<div class=\"column\" readability=\"25\">\n<p>\u201cEven if employees look like they are okay, they may not be. Your employees may need space to be angry, afraid, disenchanted, or disengaged at work,\u201d the guidance adds.<\/p>\n<p>The document also cautions white people against asking people of color for help as they educate themselves on racial issues.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTake responsibility for your education about race related issues,\u201d the guidance recommends. \u201cAvoid asking your colleagues and employees of color for resources. They may be dealing with emotional trauma and may not have the emotional capacity to facilitate your education.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The guidance goes on to encourage white employees to \u201csupport organizations and businesses that would benefit the communities of color\u201d and recommends that they bring their inclusive perspective home with them as well.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cRecognize and use your influence and power to call out racist behavior and discriminatory acts at work and in your personal circles with friends or family,\u201d the document says.<\/p>\n<p>Tennessee\u2019s state employee performance reviews, called IPPs, can include performance metrics, performance evaluations, classes that must be completed, and other performance-related items. Failure to complete the IPP process, including the diversity and equity assignments, is not an option for state employees.<\/p>\n<p>The Tennessee Department of Human Resources did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Other state governments as well as major U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/02\/23\/coca-cola-diversity-training-urged-workers-to-be-less-white\/\">companies<\/a> have shifted dramatically in recent months toward requiring employees to undergo diversity and equity training, sometimes involving\u00a0\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/lifestyle\/style\/anti-racism-trainers-were-ready-for-this-moment-is-everyone-else\/2020\/07\/07\/df2d39ea-b582-11ea-a510-55bf26485c93_story.html\">anti-racism<\/a>\u201d and \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/11\/20\/style\/diversity-consultants.html\">unconscious bias<\/a>\u201d programs.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox17online.com\/news\/local-news\/michigan\/live-at-1-30-p-m-whitmer-gilchrist-announce-implicit-bias-training-guidelines\">announced<\/a> the state\u2019s new guidelines for implicit bias training, which is now\u00a0required annually for all health care professionals in Michigan.<\/p>\n<p>Employees in New York City <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/nyc-employees-forced-to-complete-ultra-woke-gender-identity-training\">must complete<\/a> a\u00a0mandatory online gender identity training session developed by the city that teaches that\u00a0society incorrectly defines people by their reproductive organs.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tennessee is requiring all state employees to complete an assignment on \u201cdiversity and equity\u201d as part of their performance reviews, internal documents from Tennessee\u2019s Department of Human Resources\u00a0show.Employees must read &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2278852,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-144070581.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Tennessee Requiring State Employees To Complete \u2018Equity\u2019 Assignment","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-548865","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-144070581.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Tennessee Requiring State Employees To Complete \u2018Equity\u2019 Assignment","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548865","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=548865"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548865\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2278852"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=548865"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=548865"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=548865"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}