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Monday, October 5, 2026

What the $25 Million Accenture DEI False Claims Act Settlement Means for Native-Owned Federal Contractors - JDSupra

On September 14, 2026, the Department of Justice announced that Accenture Federal Services, Accenture plc, and Accenture LLP agreed to pay $25 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations that AFS certified compliance with the equal opportunity requirements in its federal contracts while using race and sex in hiring, promotion, and access to professional development programs. It is the thir...

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Case: Individual Employment Rights/Whistleblowing (D. Kan.) - Bloomberg Law News

A Kansas federal district court denied St. Catherine Hospital’s motion for summary judgment on a physician’s whistleblower retaliation claim, finding a genuine dispute of material fact whether the physician had direct knowledge of a coworker’s substandard practices, but granted summary judgment on the physician’s Kansas Wage Payment Act retaliation claim because the physician’s letter failed t...

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