The Rooney Rule Redux: A Case of Regulatory Overreach? Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has issued an investigative subpoena to the National Football League over its diversity and inclusion initiatives.
At issue is the NFL's updated language on its website regarding the Rooney Rule, a policy designed to increase minority hiring in leadership positions.
The changes are significant: explicit references to "increasing the number of minorities hired" have been removed, replaced by phrases like "best practices designed to expand opportunity.