Meta accused of discriminating against white people through race-based recruiting in bombshell lawsuit launched by former Trump adviser
- The conservative America First Legal Foundation, led by former political adviser Stephen Miller, filed the case against the Facebook owner and others
- It alleges the race-based hiring program used by Meta, called Double the Line, discriminated against James Harker, a motion picture lighting technician
- Harker, a white man from Brooklyn, New York, was denied opportunities because they were reserved for non-white candidates, according to the lawsuit
Meta is being accused of ‘intentionally discriminating against white men and women’ in its recruitment, in a bombshell lawsuit launched by a former Trump adviser.
The conservative America First Legal Foundation, led by former political adviser Stephen Miller, filed the case against the Facebook owner along with three lesser-known companies on Tuesday.
It alleges the race-based hiring program used by Meta, called Double the Line, discriminated against James Harker, a motion picture lighting technician with 27 years’ experience.
Harker, a white man from Brooklyn, New York, was denied opportunities because they were reserved for non-white candidates, according to the lawsuit.
It adds that Harker was asked to report to a non-white employee hired under the program who did not have adequate experience or qualifications as an electrician.
Meta is being accused of ‘intentionally discriminating against white men and women’ in its recruitment, in a bombshell lawsuit launched by a former Trump adviser
Double the Line is a program developed by AICP, an association of commercial production companies, which has Meta on its client roster.
The lawsuit says that in December last year Harker was hired to work for Meta and other entertainment companies as a ‘best boy electrician’ – a supervisory position which reports to a ‘gaffer’.
Two ‘gaffers’ were hired – and one had ‘DTL’ written next to their name.
According to the lawsuit, Harker spoke with the gaffer who had ‘DTL’ penciled in, and she told him she did not have any experience as a gaffer.
Harker was shocked to hear the admission because he had been passed up for the same opportunity despite having decades of experience as a gaffer, and was instead given his more junior role.
‘While the DTL gaffer was pleasant, it became clear to Mr Harker that she had virtually no experience as an electrician and limited knowledge of the electrical equipment and practices on set,’ the lawsuit says.
The conservative America First Legal Foundation, led by former political adviser Stephen Miller (pictured), filed the case against the Facebook owner along with three lesser-known companies on Tuesday
AICP describes ‘Double the Line’ as a program which offers to cover the costs of hiring an ethnic minority applicant to work alongside another person in the chosen role – thereby doubling the amount of people a company can hire at no extra cost.
‘We are asking clients and agencies to take the pledge to #doubletheline so that we can increase diversity and inclusion with an emphasis on leadership positions,’ the AICP website says.
The lawsuit alleges Harker’s civil rights have been violated because ‘defendants conspired and agreed to contract based on race, color, or national origin’ thereby ‘excluding’ him from roes.
DailyMail.com has contacted Meta for comment.
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