Deloitte pays $21.5 million over US bias claims

Washington, Aug 26 (IANS) Deloitte has agreed to pay the US government $21.5 million to resolve allegations that it discriminated against employees and job applicants based on race or sex while falsely certifying compliance with anti-discrimination provisions in federal contracts, the Justice Department said.

The civil settlement covers Deloitte LLP, Deloitte Consulting LLP, Deloitte & Touche LLP, Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP and Deloitte Transactions and Business Analytics LLP.