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Accenture Agrees To Settle Allegations Of Discriminatory Employment Practices
Source: Nasdaq
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Accenture Federal Services, Accenture plc and Accenture LLP agreed to pay the U.S. $25 million to resolve alleged False Claims Act violations tied to noncompliance with federal-contract anti-discrimination requirements. The settlement creates legal, compliance and reputational headwinds for Accenture, though the disclosed financial penalty is unlikely to be material to the group’s overall results.
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