Tech giant reaches multimillion-dollar deal after federal scrutiny of workplace practices

Tech giant reaches multimillion-dollar deal after federal scrutiny of workplace practices

By Kaylee Remington, cleveland.com
Publication Date: 2026-04-11 18:31:00

IBM will pay $17 million to settle federal accusations that its DEI-related employment practices violated anti-discrimination rules tied with government contracts, marking the first resolution under the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Fraud Initiative.