Deloitte just paid $21.5M to settle fraud allegations over DEI hiring practices.

The feds claim they kept factoring diversity into hiring, promotions, and staffing decisions despite federal contracts prohibiting it.

Another major corp caught between ESG virtue signaling and actual legal compliance. The cost of playing both sides just went up.

This sets a precedent - if you're taking government contracts, DEI policies might be a liability, not an asset. Watch how fast corporate narratives shift when real money is on the line.