Accenture Federal Services pays to resolve allegations that its hiring and promotion practices were tied to internal diversity, equity and inclusion targets.

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The Justice Department alleged the consulting firm used race and sex as factors in hiring, promotions, and training program eligibility

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Three major federal contractors have now agreed to pay roughly $63.6 million combined in employment-discrimination settlements as the Trump administration expands its use of the False Claims Act against corporate practices tied to demographic hiring and promotion goals. Accenture became the latest on Monday, agreeing to pay the US government $25 million to resolve Justice […]

The DOJ accused Accenture of discriminating on the basis of race and sex in its hiring and promotion practices.

Accenture has agreed to pay $25 million to settle allegations from the US Department of Justice that the company considered race and sex in some hiring and promotion decisions as part of its diversity initiatives.

Colour-coded workforce reports, promotion pipelines and restricted mentoring programmes sit at the heart of US allegations against Accenture. The company denies wrongdoing. Its $25 million settlement raises a bigger question: when can workplace diversity practices become a government fraud case?

Accenture Federal Services (AFS), Accenture plc and Accenture LLP have agreed to pay the United States USD 25 million to resolve allegations that the company violated federal contracting requirements by falsely certifying compliance with anti-discrimination provisions and discriminating against employees and job applicants on the basis of race or sex.

New York-listed consultancy giant, Accenture, has agreed to pay the US government $25m (£18.5m) to settle allegations over its diversity practices

The US government alleged that Accenture took race or sex into account when making hiring decisions to achieve progress towards non-public workforce composition goals