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Texas Roadhouse faces DEI discrimination complaint from legal group

A Legal Group of Civil Rights Governorate against the Texas Roadhouse Restaurants series, claimed that it was illegally distinguished by the use of diversity, shares and integration (Dei), and demographic standards between the sexes and ethnicity in employment practices.

The complaint, which was submitted to the AFL Equality Committee (AFL), was accused, TEXAS ROADHOUSE using race and sex as factors in determining who should be appointed to its board of directors, and tracking the race of employees, sex and race, as well as “reputable risks” to its work due to the DEI policies. AFL claims that Texas Rodhaus is violating the 1964 Civil Rights law.

“Evidence shows that the employment, promotion and employment of the company violates the law and governmental states. The evidence also shows that the company has given priority to illegal diversity, stock and inclusive programs and policies about the value of shareholders,” as the complaint claimed.

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TEXAS ROAHOUSE is a Kentucky -based Steak House series. (Istock / Istock)

Texas Rodhaus wrote that she was committed to “attracting, preserving, engaging, recognizing and developing a working force that reflects the diversity of our guests” and presented a scheme that explodes the percentage of its employees and managers who were either women or colored people in its annual report 2024 10-k.

The AFL file also said that due to increased pressure from the government and investors to reveal its environmental and social goals and governance (ESG), including goals related to the efforts of diversity and inclusion, the restaurant chain itself exposes itself to the risk of reputation as well as the potential threat of litigation. The complaint accuses the Roadhouse Texas of acting with “inappropriate ignorance of your credit duties in Texas Roadhouse and its shareholders.”

According to the TEXAS ROADHOUSE 2024 report for sustainability, the company takes DEI factors such as sex and race in mind when the candidates are identified for its board of directors, as well as other factors such as the experience of the board of directors and financial acumen. The report also narrates professional development programs directed towards identity, including the summit of women’s leadership and the US -African leadership summit.

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American First Legal has accused the Texas Roadhouse restaurant chain of using Dei’s policies to rule its own recruitment practices that it helps in its board of directors. (Getty Images / Getty Images)

“Texas Rodhaus’s policies are the remains of an era, where DII used the American culture with the wrong belief that good intentions make discrimination so good,” said the first legal advisor in America to Fox News Digital in a statement.

Diversity, fairness and integration initiatives have been declined in American companies since President Donald Trump has returned to his post. Trump has signed a wave of executive orders targeting “DEI illegal” starting from his first day in the Oval Office, which prevented federal agencies from contracting companies participating in the DEI policies.

Companies like Disney, Parapaont and Facebook have all retreated or disposed of their Dei programs. Other companies, such as Costco and Apple, resisted the pressure of active shareholders to repair or eliminate their Dei initiatives.

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Cracker Barrel, another restaurant chain, faces a complaint with AFL rights about AFL rights on Dei Policies. The complaint claimed that the “Cracker Barre’s business groups” was distinguished by race and sex by providing employment advantages for workers who fit with certain demographic standards.

Texas Rodhaus did not respond to the Fox News Digital request for comment.

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2025-08-01 11:00:00

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