Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Department of Labor ends use of DEI metrics

Labor Commissioner Luke Farley announced his administration has ended the use of diversity, equity, and inclusion metrics in the evaluation of department employees’ performance. The newly elected official added the agency will create a new performance measure related to safety and health. (Courtesy Department of Labor)

NORTH CAROLINA — Labor Commissioner Luke Farley announced his administration has ended the use of diversity, equity, and inclusion metrics in the evaluation of department employees’ performance. The newly elected official added the agency will create a new performance measure related to safety and health.

“I am directing the Office of State Human Resources to remove DEI as a core measurement for evaluating NCDOL employee performance and am also directing that NCDOL managers and supervisors no longer consider DEI as an evaluation method,” Farley wrote in a Thursday press release. “Going forward, I am adding a performance measure related to safety and health which will ensure that we hold ourselves to the same standards that we expect and require of our state’s employers.”

Farley previously worked as a construction and OSHA attorney with Ellis & Winters LLP. He took over as the state’s top labor official in January. Former Labor Commissioner Josh Dobson now serves as president and CEO of the North Carolina Healthcare Association.

“Ultimately, my goal is to hire and retain qualified, professional individuals who will provide excellent service to our state,” Farley said.

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