Accenture to pay $25 million to settle US diversity hiring claims

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Accenture to pay $25 million to settle US diversity hiring claims?

Of the 10 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 20% are rated left, 20% are rated centre, 60% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 16. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is Accenture to pay $25 million to settle US diversity hiring claims left or right?

Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 10 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.

Is the coverage of Accenture to pay $25 million to settle US diversity hiring claims biased?

Accenture to pay $25 million to settle US diversity hiring claims is one event reported by 16 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.

Which side is not reporting Accenture to pay $25 million to settle US diversity hiring claims?

When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.

Which outlets covered Accenture to pay $25 million to settle US diversity hiring claims?

16 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.

How much did Accenture agree to pay the US government?

Accenture agreed to pay the US government $25 million to settle allegations over its diversity practices. This amount includes civil penalties and interest at a rate of 4% per annum on the settlement amount.

What were the allegations against Accenture?

The Department of Justice alleged that Accenture violated federal anti-discrimination requirements while certifying compliance to secure federal contracts. The US government claimed that Accenture allocated costs related to its hiring and promotion practices directly to its federal government contracts for reimbursement.

Did Accenture admit wrongdoing?

No, Accenture denies all allegations of wrongdoing and did not admit liability in the settlement agreement. The settlement states that the company did not admit liability.