《纽约时报》在针对美国平等就业机会委员会（EEOC）提起的反诉中，指控该联邦机构因报纸对特朗普政府的批评报道而进行政治报复并侵犯言论自由 [1]。此前，EEOC 代表一名未获晋升的白人男性员工起诉《纽约时报》，指控其招聘过程存在性别和种族歧视 [1]。
在《纽约时报》发表关于 EEOC 工作人员受政府优先事项施压的报道后一周，该机构突然终止调解并提起诉讼 [1]。EEOC 方面指出，2025 年副房地产编辑职位由一位混血女性获得，而申请人（自 2014 年起任职的白人男性）声称其因种族和性别被歧视 [1]。
《纽约时报》辩称 EEOC 的案件基于错误前提，即因为选择了少数族裔女性就必然意味着候选人不合格 [1]。报纸称经过 8 个月调查未发现歧视证据 [1]。该报强调其多元化目标仅为“愿望性质”，并非配额或强制目标，且该职位招聘未受相关报告影响 [1]。
EEOC 主席 Andrea Lucas 致力于打击她认为针对白人男性的企业多元化政策 [1]。Lucas 指出 2024 年《纽约时报》领导层中白人占 68%，有色人种占 29%[1]。
The New York Times has filed a countersuit against the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), alleging that the federal agency engaged in political retaliation and violated free speech rights following critical reporting on Trump administration priorities [1]. The lawsuit follows an earlier filing by the EEOC, which sued the newspaper on behalf of a white male employee who claimed he was denied promotion due to race and gender discrimination during the hiring process for an assistant real estate editor position in 2025 [1]. According to The New York Times, the agency abruptly terminated mediation efforts one week after the publication released reports detailing pressure placed on its staff by government directives, subsequently initiating legal action against the paper [1]. The EEOC's claim centers on the fact that a mixed-race woman was selected for the role while the applicant, who had worked at the newspaper since 2014, alleged he faced bias based on his race and gender [1]. In its defense, The New York Times argues that the EEOC's case rests on flawed premises, asserting that hiring a minority woman does not inherently imply other candidates were unqualified; furthermore, an eight-month investigation conducted by the newspaper found no evidence of discrimination regarding this specific recruitment process [1]. Andrea Lucas, chairwoman of the EEOC, stated she is committed to combating corporate diversity policies targeting white men and highlighted that in 2024, leadership at The New York Times consisted of 68% White individuals and 29% people of color [1]. The newspaper emphasized that its diversity goals are aspirational rather than quotas or mandatory targets and maintained that the hiring process for this position was not influenced by any related reports [1].