Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador has joined a letter with 14 other attorneys general urging the Business Roundtable, an association of the nation’s leading companies, to abandon what they call their unlawful and misguided DEI initiatives.
According to a news release from the Attorney General’s Office, many of the Roundtable’s members have replaced free-market principles with costly and divisive DEI policies against the guidance of the Supreme Court.
The attorneys general argue that the Business Roundtable should prioritize its stated mission of fostering economic growth, job creation, and shareholder returns—not implementing racial quotas and mandatory ideological training. The letter criticizes the group’s shift away from merit-based hiring and warns that such practices are “not only unworkable but also often illegal.”
The letter highlights that members of the Business Roundtable are beginning to recognize that the tide is turning and that these policies are a mistake. The Attorneys General say a corporation’s true purpose should be to prioritize shareholders and hire based on merit rather than protected characteristics.
