Wells Fargo, Others Under Contractor Watchdog’s Scrutiny

Wells Fargo & Co., Deloitte, and Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc. are among more than 200 federal contractors that received notices of violation from the Labor Department between 2016 and 2018. Those notices could provide a glimpse into this year’s pipeline of settlements that an agency official has said could be the largest yet.

Known as NOVs, the notices can outline anything from technical record-keeping violations, which generally carry no monetary penalties, to discrimination allegations that can lead to hefty settlements or costly litigation. From January 2016 to September 2018, the DOL’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs sent ...