The president’s push against diversity programs has led many big employers to announce rollbacks, but others are defending the initiatives as good for business.

As Costco is embroiled in a controversy over its DEI policies, another battle is brewing but with 18,000 of their own employees, who may walk off the job as soon as this week.

In a letter sent Monday and addressed to Costco President and CEO Ron Vachris, 19 state attorneys general informed the company its DEI policies might violate the law.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost joined 18 other Republican attorneys general to pressure Costco to drop its DEI policies.

Why Dave Yost can't stop meddling. Re "Ohio AG Dave Yost to Costco: Drop your diversity programs or else," Jan. 29. Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost’s push against Costco’s DEI