Deloitte agrees to $23.9 million settlement over alleged discrimination in government contracts

Deloitte has agreed to pay $23.9 million to resolve claims by the United States, Florida and Indiana, together with the American Alliance for Equal Rights, over alleged race- and sex-based discrimination tied to government contract work. The Justice Department said the firm will pay $21.5 million to settle federal allegations that it violated anti-discrimination rules in federal contracting, while Indiana announced a separate $1.2 million settlement that the state called the first of its kind with a government contractor; Deloitte did not admit liability. The Alliance said its Northern District of Texas complaint under the False Claims Act and parallel state laws alleged Deloitte certified compliance while knowingly discriminating, with a $4.78 million relator share. The totals revise an earlier account focused on the $21.5 million federal figure. Attorney General Todd Blanche framed the case as part of a broader Trump administration push against DEI practices at federal contractors, and Deloitte had already scaled back some DEI policies in early 2025.

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