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  "id": 3988729,
  "title": "Deloitte to pay $21.5M to settle claims its DEI programs violated federal civil rights law",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/deloitte-to-pay-21-5m-to-settle-claims-its-dei-programs-violated",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-28T16:18:00.000Z",
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    "url": "https://www.esgdive.com/news/deloitte-to-pay-215m-to-settle-claims-its-dei-programs-violated-federal-c/829062/"
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  "summary": "“Government contractors cannot reward or penalize employees based on race or sex,” the attorney general said.",
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        "title": "Deloitte to pay $21.5M to settle claims its DEI programs violated federal civil rights law",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/deloitte-to-pay-21-5m-to-settle-claims-its-dei-programs-violated",
        "published": "2026-08-26T20:11:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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