The U.S. House of Representatives Oversight and Reform Committee has invited NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder to appear before Congress as part of an investigation into group behavior in the workplace.
President Carolyn B. Maloney and Economic and Consumer Policy Subcommittee Chair Raja Krishnamoorthi said Wednesday that they have sent letters to the league and the organization requesting the attendance of Goodell and Snyder on June 22nd.
There is ambiguity as to whether the committee really expects to accept at least one of the two men. Tour spokesman Brian McCarthy said the league received an invitation and that he would respond to them directly in due course.
The NFL has been very cooperative in the committee’s lengthy investigation into the Commanders. We produce documents with a total of over 460,000 pages. We also answered many questions in writing and in talking to committee staff.McCarthy continued.
A Commanders spokesman said they have partnered with the NFL to work with the committee. Echoing the league’s words, she added that they will respond to the invitation.
Congress launched an investigation into corporate culture in October after the league refused to report on an independent investigation that led to a $ 10 million fine against the team.
The committee described the upcoming hearing as the next step in the investigation. It will examine how the NFL handles allegations of misconduct in the workplace and how guidelines are established and followed for all organizations.
We need to be transparent and take responsibility, so we call on Mr. Goodell and Mr. Snyder to answer questions they avoided for seven monthsMaloney said in a statement.
The hearing will explore how Congress can act to prevent employers from silencing victims of misconduct in the workplace and ensure that what happened to Commanders does not happen again.he added.
Krishnamoorthi said the committee had violated for seven months non -disclosure agreements for former employees and other tools to avoid liability.
In the summer of 2020, Snyder hired attorney Beth Wilkinson to investigate allegations of workplace misconduct after some former employees spoke out about a toxic climate within the organization.
The NFL controls this investigation, which ended in July 2021.
Source: Radio-Canada
