The second report in our series "Public Watchdog or Fox in the Hen House?" considers two lawsuits in which the federal government accused PwC of making false claims. PwC denied wrongdoing in both cases, but chose to settle the claims in 2005 and 2007, respectively, paying over $40 million to resolve them.
Read MoreOne of the “Silence Breakers” recognized by Time Magazine, Sandra Pezqueda, is an immigrant mother who washed dishes at the Terranea Resort in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, where PwC holds its senior associate leadership development programs. After Sandra came forward to report predatory sexual harassment, she was fired. She has now filed a lawsuit alleging discrimination and retaliation against the Terrenea Resort and the staffing agency through which she was employed. Why does PwC continue to do business there?
Read MoreOn November 15, 2017, Quinton Silket gave a speech on behalf of UNITE HERE Local 11 at the University of California Board of Regents meeting. Quinton spoke about a settlement that New York state regulators reached with PwC in 2014 after PwC helped its client, a Japanese bank, downplay concerns about the banks’ transactions with individuals and companies subject to US sanctions in Iran, Sudan, and Myanmar.
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