Consulting giant Deloitte has agreed to pay the State of Florida $1.2 million to settle allegations that it used discriminatory hiring and promotion practices while certifying compliance with state anti-discrimination rules.
According to state officials, the firm factored race and sex into employment, promotion, and staffing decisions between roughly 2017 and early 2025 to meet internal demographic targets.
“It is against the law for government contractors to reward or penalize employees based on race or sex, and discrimination under DEI is still discrimination,” said Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier. “Merit drives opportunity in Florida, not someone’s race or sex. This settlement makes it clear that illegal discrimination will not be tolerated by companies doing business with our state. We will continue to root out unlawful DEI practices wherever they appear.”…