New York, California AGs Launch Investigation Into the NFL

California attorney general Rob Bonta and New York attorney general Letitia James said they issued subpoenas to the league in a probe of alleged employment discrimination and a hostile work environment

The attorneys general of California and New. York said they have launched a probe into alleged employment discrimination and a hostile workplace at the NFL. Photo: Kirby Lee/USA TODAY Sports

The attorneys general of California and New York are investigating the National Football League for employment discrimination and a hostile work environment, their offices said, adding to the mounting scrutiny of the workplace behavior in America’s most popular sport. 

The attorneys general said they issued subpoenas to the league seeking relevant information and that the joint investigation will probe allegations made by former employees, including potential violations of federal and state equity and antidiscrimination laws. 

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