Our Labor & Employment and False Claims Act teams examine the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) first DEI-related False Claims Act (FCA) settlement, underscoring how a recent Executive Order and related enforcement initiatives are expanding FCA risk into employment practices for federal contractors. - The DOJ is using the FCA to target DEI-related employment practices by federal contractors - Executive Order 14398 links DEI compliance directly to contract liability and FCA exposure - Federal contractors should reassess DEI programs and compliance frameworks in light of heightened enforcement risk On April 10, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Civil Division announced that IBM agreed to pay more than $17 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act (FCA) by failing to comply with antidiscrimination requirements in its federal contracts. This marks the first settlement since the DOJ launched its Civil Rights Fraud Initiative in May 2025.
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Our Labor & Employment and False Claims Act teams examine the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) first DEI-related False Claims Act (FCA) settlement, underscoring how a recent Executive Order and related enforcement initiatives are expanding FCA risk into employment practices for federal contractors. - The DOJ is using the FCA to target DEI-related employment practices by federal contractors - Executive Order 14398 links
newspaper Read articleOur Labor & Employment and False Claims Act teams examine the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) first DEI-related False Claims Act (FCA) settlement, underscoring how a recent Executive Order and related enforcement initiatives are expanding FCA risk into employment practices for federal contractors. - The DOJ is using the FCA to target DEI-related employment practices by federal contractors - Executive Order 14398 links DEI compliance directly to contract liability and FCA exposure - Federal contrac
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Our Labor & Employment and False Claims Act teams examine the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) first DEI-related False Claims Act (FCA) settlement, underscoring how a recent Executive Order and related enforcement initiatives are expanding FCA risk into employment practices for federal contractors. - The DOJ is using the FCA to target DEI-related employment practices by federal contractors - Executive Order 14398 links DEI compliance directly to contract liability and FCA exposure - Federal contractors should reassess DEI programs and compliance frameworks in light of heightened enforcement risk On April 10, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Civil Division announced that IBM agreed to pay more than $17 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act (FCA) by
Our Labor & Employment and False Claims Act teams examine the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) first DEI-related False Claims Act (FCA) settlement, underscoring how a recent Executive Order and related …
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