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Producer Sues Al Roker Over DEI Policy Failures

Bill Schultz claims he was fired in retaliation for pushing back against executives at Al Roker Entertainment, who allegedly undercut a PBS-mandated diversity program.

Schultz ( The Simpsons, King of The Hill, Garfield) claims he was fired for objecting to the company’s failure to follow a diversity initiative intended to bring minority writers onto PBS television productions. The programs, however, have attracted legal scrutiny by plaintiffs who say companies aren’t properly implementing the initiatives, and, more recently, by others who claim that they discriminate against nonpreferred groups, especially in the wake of the Supreme Court’s opinion knocking down affirmative action. “I put nine years of my career into Weather Hunters, a project I strongly believe in, with the goal of making a wonderfully crafted show for children to enjoy and learn from,” Schultz, who’s represented by attorneys at Frost LLP, said in a statement.

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