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Employment Discrimination Litigation

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP · 2026-09-15 · Importance 34 · Surprise 42

The U.S. Department of Justice alleged that consulting companies, including IBM, discriminated on the basis of race and sex in hiring and promotion under Trump-era DEI policies. The reported combined settlements reached $63 million, although the article did not disclose IBM’s individual settlement amount. Accenture separately agreed to pay $25 million on September 15, 2026, indicating potential legal and compliance costs for IBM related to the same claims.

Key facts

• INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP is one of the firms that settled discrimination claims related to Trump's DEI policies (alongside Deloitte and Accenture). source