Dick’s Sporting Goods Hit with Civil-Rights
Complaint for Funding Employee Abortions,
Not Childcare
National Review,
by
Caroline Downey
Original Article
Posted By: Dreadnought,
7/14/2022 1:48:05 PM
A conservative legal organization filed a federal civil-rights complaint against Dick’s Sporting Goods on Thursday for sponsoring staff abortions while failing to provide equivalent paid maternity care to employees.
America First Legal (AFL) asked the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to open a civil-rights investigation into the company, alleging multiple violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination based on parental status.
After the decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overturned Roe v. Wade, Dick’s announced a special employment benefit of “up to $4,000” in travel reimbursement for an employee, spouse, or dependent
Reply 1 - Posted by:
Anti_democRAT 7/14/2022 1:50:43 PM (No. 1216290)
I like this. This is a good one.
36 people like this.
Reply 2 - Posted by:
earlybird 7/14/2022 1:54:26 PM (No. 1216293)
Another Woke instance of the Law of Unintended Consequences. Bring it on. Babies are people, too...
29 people like this.
Reply 3 - Posted by:
Nimby 7/14/2022 1:54:27 PM (No. 1216294)
Every organization who signed up for supporting abortion should be subjected to the same!!
26 people like this.
Reply 4 - Posted by:
vrb8m 7/14/2022 2:02:03 PM (No. 1216310)
YES!! Love it.
18 people like this.
Reply 5 - Posted by:
voxpopuli 7/14/2022 2:09:16 PM (No. 1216320)
they have been destroying public companies llike this for years..
being blackmailed by activists..
taste of their own medicine.. and..
by getting this out inthe air, more people will switch to
other companies, like Scheels
16 people like this.
Reply 6 - Posted by:
SweetSweetback 7/14/2022 2:38:22 PM (No. 1216338)
Eat a D!€£, Dick’s!
10 people like this.
Reply 7 - Posted by:
RuckusTom 7/14/2022 2:44:46 PM (No. 1216344)
Streets go both ways. 2 sides to every coin. I can't thing of anymore cliches off the top of my head.
11 people like this.
Reply 8 - Posted by:
Jesuslover54 7/14/2022 3:02:42 PM (No. 1216358)
Lawfare cuts both ways.
6 people like this.
Reply 9 - Posted by:
Bmoc 7/14/2022 3:02:44 PM (No. 1216359)
I always thought this company was appropriately named.
14 people like this.
Reply 10 - Posted by:
ARKfamily 7/14/2022 3:03:52 PM (No. 1216360)
Or how about care for a sick employee. . . like someone who has to go to rehab or some type of treatment.
7 people like this.
Reply 11 - Posted by:
Vaquero45 7/14/2022 3:14:57 PM (No. 1216370)
Vagina's Sporting Goods steps in it again.
It used to be "Dick's", but they stopped selling guns.....
10 people like this.
Reply 12 - Posted by:
DVC 7/14/2022 3:25:12 PM (No. 1216380)
I haven't been in a Dicks for years, will never again be a customer, so it won't affect me directly.
But, I hope that the suit is successful, and costs these leftist pukes a bunch of $$$$.
15 people like this.
Reply 13 - Posted by:
HerbVA 7/14/2022 3:25:32 PM (No. 1216381)
Woke virtue signaling, but paying to kill your unborn is cheaper than paying to help raise him. The appropriately named “Dick’s” wants it both ways. I buy my golf balls from Walmart and other golf equipment from the PGA Superstore.
7 people like this.
Reply 14 - Posted by:
JHHolliday 7/14/2022 3:42:18 PM (No. 1216388)
When Dick’s stopped selling ARs I left them. Also wrote to tell them. I started going to Academy Sports. I don’t know what their politics are but they have a good firearms department.
7 people like this.
Reply 15 - Posted by:
Pegmo 7/14/2022 3:57:53 PM (No. 1216406)
was expecting this!
3 people like this.
Reply 16 - Posted by:
Rumblehog 7/14/2022 4:00:26 PM (No. 1216408)
When it comes to Dick's Sporting Goods - "Sure, you can always pay less, but you won't be nearly as unhappy with your experience! It's our guarantee!"
3 people like this.
Reply 17 - Posted by:
mossley 7/14/2022 4:32:30 PM (No. 1216429)
As someone who hates nuisance lawsuits, I'm all behind this one. The fact it's against Dick's is a bonus!
6 people like this.
Reply 18 - Posted by:
Omen55 7/14/2022 4:42:53 PM (No. 1216437)
Lawfare on dem like they do on US.
2 people like this.
Reply 19 - Posted by:
lakerman1 7/14/2022 5:09:54 PM (No. 1216457)
I apologize for possibly offending you people, but I want you to think this one through.
Let's create a hypothetical here.
The CEO of Dick's likes Bridge - the card game. She informs the employees that anyone playing bridge, and traveling to a Bridge tournament as a participant, will have travel expenses reimbursed, up to 4000 dollars.
Some of the employees don't like Bridge, but participate in Pinochle tournaments. And they ask the girl CEO of Dick's to reimburse them for their travel to Pinochle tournaments.
The girl CEO says 'no.'
Would a court rule in favor of the Pinochle players?
I don't think so.
Now let's take on the Title VII violations.
Would the white employees win? Yes, at the trial level.
Would Dick's win on appeal? I don't know.
If it reached the U.S. Supreme Court, and Dick's used a quota system, I am certain that the three witches of D.C./ would find quota systems constitutional! The Wise Latina ruled that way in a case involving firefighter promotions while she sat on the 3rd circuit.
How would the chief Judas Justice Roberts rule? Probably with the 3 witches. Would any of the remaining justices cave in and uphold quotas?
Probably not, but I'm not sure. The uproar, should the Court rule 5-4 against minorities, would be as great as the abortion uproar.
So one more Justice might create a way to rule in favor of Dick's and their quotas.
0 people like this.
Reply 20 - Posted by:
franq 7/14/2022 5:12:54 PM (No. 1216460)
I hope DSG loses big time. Then maybe my company will turn tail.
2 people like this.
Reply 21 - Posted by:
WhamDBambam 7/14/2022 5:16:10 PM (No. 1216466)
Don’t be Dick’s!
3 people like this.
Reply 22 - Posted by:
ussjimmycarter 7/14/2022 5:19:00 PM (No. 1216468)
Haven’t been in Dicks for 10 years! Use to shop for fishing gear there! Never again!
3 people like this.
Reply 23 - Posted by:
formerNYer 7/14/2022 6:04:20 PM (No. 1216512)
Last Time I was in Dick's I had won $100 in gift cards at a golf tournament, so I made sure I spent it all. I stopped going to dicks. dicks also owns golf galaxy so I drive across town to a local owner golf store.
1 person likes this.
Reply 24 - Posted by:
MickTurn 7/14/2022 7:31:02 PM (No. 1216590)
At least this Leftist Schifft Hole Company has the right name.
1 person likes this.
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