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The EEOC filed a subpoena enforcement action against Nike in federal court in St. Louis on 4 February 2026, seeking workforce data for its probe of whether Nike's DEI targets led to discrimination against white workers.

A Portland federal jury found on 22 July 2026 that Nike paid former process engineer Heather Hender less than male colleagues and promoted her more slowly because of her sex, awarding $19,739.52 plus $7.5 million in punitive damages under each of federal and Oregon law.

A federal judge in St. Louis dismissed the EEOC's subpoena enforcement action against Nike on 13 August 2026 at the agency's request, after it told the court Nike had produced the documents its DEI-bias subpoena sought.