Times management has been frustrated by proposals that would provide more money for nonwhite staff and others from underrepresented communities to attend conferences, and language that would prioritize non-citizens in the US on visas in the case of layoffs — both of which the paper pointed out couldn't be fulfilled because they likely violate employment laws.

I'm surprised to hear that NYT hasn't already decided to prioritize foreigners in the case of layoffs. Or maybe they just don't want to have it in writing because they know they need plausible deniability.