US Justice Department using fraud law to target companies on DEI, WSJ reports

Trump administration using fraud law to target major companies on DEI

The Justice Department is investigating DEI initiatives at major companies under a federal law usually used to recover funds lost to fraud.

DOJ use False Claims Act to target diversity initiatives

(NBC, KYMA) - The Trump Administration is targeting diversity initiatives with a federal civil law that allows the government to recover funds lost due to fraud. According to reports from the Wall Street Journal, Google and Verizon are among a list of companies that have received Justice Department (DOJ) demands for documents and information about their workplace programs. The probes are being conducted under the False Claims Act, and companies …

The Justice Department is using a fraud law to target inclusive hiring

Experts who spoke to the WSJ said it's unusual for the federal government to use an anti-fraud law to ensure compliance with anti-discrimination laws

Trump’s Justice Department probes Google, Verizon over DEI policies, citing fraud law: report

The Trump administration is stepping up its war on DEI, reportedly launching probes into companies including Google and Verizon that will investigate the use of diversity initiatives in hiring and promotion.

Justice Department Targets Companies on DEI

“The Trump administration has launched investigations into the use of diversity initiatives in hiring and promotion at major U.S. companies, built on the novel use of a federal law meant to punish businesses that cheat the government,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “The civil probes are proceeding under the umbrella of the False Claims Act, which has traditionally been used to go after contractors who bill the government for work that was nev…

Google, Verizon receive U.S. Justice Department demands about diversity practices: Report

The Trump administration ‍has launched investigations into the use ​of diversity initiatives in hiring and ‌promotion at major U.S. ​companies, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.