Wells Fargo has been dealing with an investor lawsuit alleging a practice of false job candidate interviews intended to prop up an image of diversity to satisfy an internal company program.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/eriksherman/2025/10/20/wells-fargo-sham-hiring-investors-suit-what-job-seekers-can-learn/
After 3 years we have this: There is no admittance of fault. Instead, a statement of the plaintiff recognizing the “significant risks” of taking legal action and instead finding common ground displaced questions of admissions of fault. Corporations agreeing to settlements often insist on verbiage that explicitly exclude admissions of fault. The agreement seems to sidestep the question completely.
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