On April 10, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the first settlement to resolve False Claims Act (FCA) allegations regarding a private employer’s failure to comply with anti-discrimination requirements in contracts with the federal government. The settlement with IBM comes just two weeks after the March 26 signing of a new executive order called “Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors” (EO 14398), curbing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programming (read more here).
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