Fast food franchise McDonald’s is joining Harley Davidson, John Deere, Walmart and others in shuttering its DEI programs, meant to promote the inclusion of minorities in leadership positions throughout the company’s hierarchy.

After many companies retreated from diversity goals last year, McDonald’s Corp. on Monday became the first big company to do so this year, citing a 2023 Supreme Court ruling and other companies rethinking their equity programs.

Major companies are increasingly scaling back their diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, with McDonald's being the latest to join the list.

McDonald's is just the latest American company to begin sunsetting some of the company's diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.

McDonald’s is among the latest major companies to adjust its approach following the 2023 Supreme Court ruling and growing conservative opposition to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. Last year,

McDonald’s is ending some of its diversity practices, citing a U.S. Supreme Court decision that outlawed affirmative action in college admissions.

A national rights group says more U.S. companies are providing strong benefits and protections to LGBTQ+ employees despite conservative activists pressuring high-profile brands to stop participating in the organization's annual workplace report card.

Companies including Walmart and Harley-Davidson have stepped back from ‘diversity, equity and inclusion’ efforts amid a changing legal and political landscape

The latest reforms place McDonald's in the company of Walmart, Lowe’s, Ford, Harley-Davidson, John Deere, and several other corporations that

The number of businesses participating in diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts is only growing, according to the Human Rights Campaign's Corporate Equality Index, even as conservatives pressure corporations to stop.

The fast food company is joining a growing list of employers, including Walmart and Boeing, that are re-evaluating their diversity, equity and inclusion policies and initiatives.

McDonald’s has become the latest company to scale back its diversity goals, joining a growing list of corporations, including Walmart, John Deere, and Harley-Davidson, that reduced their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives last year.