DOJ Probes University of Michigan for Workplace Antisemitism

Feb. 27, 2025, 5:30 PM UTC

The Justice Department is eyeing investigations into the University of California system and University of Michigan over their treatment of Jewish employees, as the Trump administration moves to abandon racial discrimination cases at local fire and police departments.

The department requested attorneys to work “immediately” on so-called Section 707 investigations into the employment practices at the two universities, which involve “allegations that Jewish employees have been subjected to a hostile work environment,” according to an internal DOJ email sent by a civil rights division supervisor, viewed by Bloomberg Law.

Section 707 investigations examine if an employer has a pattern or ...

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