India, June 19 -- A shareholder advocacy group called As You Sow has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, saying the government has refused to release workplace diversity data for more than two years. The lawsuit was filed in federal court in Washington, D.C. and targets the Department of Labor over its handling of a public records request.

As You Sow says it requested diversity data covering 2021 and 2022 but has not received the information despite waiting for years, according to the lawsuit cited by USA TODAY. The case was filed under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), a law that allows the public to request government records. As You Sow says it has previously used this workplace diversity data to publish reports exa...