Accenture to Pay $25M in FCA Case Involving Employment Practices

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A recently announced agreement by Accenture to pay $25 million to resolve alleged False Claims Act violations involving the company’s hiring, promotions, and other employment practices; how the Accenture case compares to other Trump administration cases involving companies’ diversity and inclusion policies; practical guidance for employers (and federal contractors in particular) regarding their handling of demographic data and other employment policies in light of continuing scrutiny and enforcement actions.

Related information:

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/accenture-agrees-pay-25m-resolve-alleged-employment-discrimination-violations

DoorDash Reaches $131M Settlement Over Worker Pay

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A $131.5 million settlement reached between DoorDash and New York City over the company’s compensation practices for its delivery workers; key compensation matters at issue; related monitoring requirements under the company’s agreement with the city; potential pitfalls that DoorDash practices may illustrate for other companies, regardless of industry or location; and, more specifically, what the DoorDash case may indicate about wage and hour risks for companies doing business in New York City.

Related information:

https://finance.yahoo.com/small-business/articles/264-000-doordash-drivers-were-174805979.html

Trump Administration Puts New Pressures on Users of H-1B Visa Program

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New pressures that the Trump administration is applying to employers or individuals who are part of, or considering being part of, the H-1B visa program; what to know about an executive order and presidential proclamation issued on Sept. 18; what employers who sponsor H-1B workers should be doing to make sure they comply with existing requirements and also to best position themselves in anticipation of potential investigations, given the Trump administration’s heightened scrutiny of the H-1B system; any guidance or additional information that employers should be watching for from federal authorities that may help clarify risk and compliance issues specifically pertaining to employers’ layoffs of workers.

Related information:

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/09/enhancing-program-integrity-and-integrity-and-interagency-coordination-in-the-administration-of-the-h-1b-nonimmigrant-visa-program

Immigration-Related Issues to Keep in Mind During a Merger or Acquisition [Ongoing]

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How immigration-related matters can become an issue during the M&A process; how a merger or acquisition can impact individuals’ work status or visa concerns; immigration-related red flags to watch for when contemplating the undertaking of a merger or acquisition; related liability risks; due diligence obligations and recommended compliance and systems integration processes; or, alternatively or additionally, how to minimize immigration-related fallout after the M&A process has been completed; any real-life cautionary tales that can help illustrate these points.

Heightened Concerns Emerge Over ICE Attempts to Convert Warehouses Into Detention Centers

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Federal immigration authorities’ efforts to convert multiple warehouses into immigrant detention centers in various parts of the United States; status of lawsuits that have been filed over the conversion of warehouses for this purpose; authorities’ partial pull-back from their initial warehouse-buying spree; what property owners may wish to consider before deciding whether to sell warehouses to the government for use as detention facilities; related exit clauses or other contractual terms that may come into play in these situations; concerns being raised by the Government Accountability Office regarding Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s warehouse endeavors and the related waste of millions of dollars of taxpayer money.

Related information:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/09/10/ice-scraps-warehouse-detention-centers-lawsuits/91659025007

https://apnews.com/article/immigrant-detention-warehouses-ice-trump-a4a71226409cd9fedc9aa5de5ec90654

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-spending-detention-capacity-gao-report

Trump Administration Goes After Prominent Law School Over Admissions Practices

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An investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Education into admissions practices at the UC Berkeley School of Law; rationale for the investigation; results of the joint investigation announced on Sept. 9; what the investigation results could mean for the law school, its admissions practices, and for applicants to the school; whether other law schools are facing similar investigations or have already been the subject of similar probes by the Trump administration; how law schools should be thinking about their admissions practices and diversity policies in light of the Trump administration’s scrutiny of UC Berkeley School of Law.

Related information:

https://apnews.com/article/uc-berkeley-law-school-trump-discrimination-complaint-ec80c881048fbdb0569fe4a347f4ee10

China’s Top Court Issues Guidelines Regarding AI-Related Disputes

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Action taken by China’s Supreme People’s Court this month regarding the handling of civil cases involving artificial intelligence; key points made by the court about liability, discovery, disclosure, and other matters; what the guidelines could mean for AI-related disputes and for attorneys.