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Gary Bettman Says Respect The Values Of Individuals

02/04/2023 at 2:21pm EST

Paul

Paul

biv

The "summitt" post said you MUST be x characteristic and yes it was an employment event. Thus, discriminatory.

The Rangers thing im not on board with per se but not a lot of information on what exactly happened.

bezukovbiv

You really need to broaden your perspective.  I can almost count the number of non-white players on my hand, leave alone the general absence of minority coaches, GMs, and team owners in the NHL.  So are we really gonna act like the NHL discriminates against white men?   The NHL is whitest thing since whole milk.  Honestly I think golf has the NHL beat on diversity, and thats an accomplishment.  

Im not gonna buy the discrimination complaint because white guys werent invited to one job fair.  Grow up.

bivbezukov

"Examples of potentially unlawful practices include: (1) soliciting applications only from sources in which all or most potential workers are of the same race or color;"

Of course any reasonable person would then be able to say that recruiting candidates while excluding a specific group, based on their race/color, is a discriminatory and illegal practice.

bivbezukov

I suggest you read up on EEO laws. What I stated is fact. Im sorry that doesn't fit your narrative.

bezukov

"Examples of potentially unlawful practices include: (1) soliciting applications only from sources in which all or most potential workers are of the same race or color;"

The event post said: Participants must be 18 years of age or older, based in the US, and identify as female, black, Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic/Latino, Indigenous, LGBTQIA+, and/or a person with a disability.  Veterans are also welcome and encouraged to attend.

Explain to me where the above language makes a solicitation to only one racial or even social group?  Cuz it looks pretty broad to me.   Looks to me like white male veterans or white males with disabilities were free to attend too.  

And again, Id like you to show your work here, explain to me just how it is that the NHL doesnt provide opportunities to white men.  If youre really gonna pursue a Title VII complaint against the NHL, youre going to have to explain how the NHL actually discriminates against them in practice.  Youll want to include as much evidence as possible (maybe more than one cherry picked example of a dumb job fair). That might be tough because Im sure 90% or more of the NHLs players, coaches, and management are white men.  

One might even be able to argue that the NHL held that job fair to avoid a Title VII complaint.  

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