It aids in the defense during the next discrimination lawsuit, as it can no longer be used as evidence to support a plaintiff's complaint.
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> What does stuff like this actually do except give them some good PR?
Source linked in OP article:
> The request -- which has some suppliers furious and others busy re-labeling components -- came after an unidentified worker spotted a videotape machine carrying devices labeled "master" and "slave" and filed a discrimination complaint with the county's Office of Affirmative Action Compliance.
Edit:
> What does stuff like this actually do except give them some good PR?
Source linked in OP article:
> The request -- which has some suppliers furious and others busy re-labeling components -- came after an unidentified worker spotted a videotape machine carrying devices labeled "master" and "slave" and filed a discrimination complaint with the county's Office of Affirmative Action Compliance.