AT&T settles New York City lawsuit, to let shareholders vote on diversity proposal


The AT&T is displayed on the facade of one of its branches in Mexico City, Mexico September 10, 2025. REUTERS/Henry Romero

NEW YORK, ⁠Feb 25 (Reuters) - AT&T has agreed to settle a lawsuit by ⁠four New York City public pension funds by letting ‌shareholders vote on whether it should disclose the breakdown of its 133,000-person workforce by race, ethnicity and gender.

New York City Comptroller Mark Levine announced the settlement on ​Wednesday, eight days after the funds sued ⁠to block AT&T from soliciting ⁠shareholder proxies that would have excluded their diversity proposal from consideration ⁠at ‌its 2026 annual meeting.

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