Facebook settles with DOJ to resolve allegations of discrimination against US workers
Source: The Hill
Facebook will pay $4.75 million to the federal government to resolve claims of discriminating against U.S. workers through its recruitment and hiring practices, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said Tuesday.
The company will also pay up to $9.5 million to "eligible victims" of Facebook's alleged discrimination to settle the case brought by the DOJ in December, under the Trump administration. A DOJ official declined to specify how many alleged victims may be eligible for the payments.
"Facebook is not above the law, and must comply with our nation's federal civil rights laws, which prohibit discriminatory recruitment and hiring practices," said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department's civil rights division. "Companies cannot set aside certain positions for temporary visa holders because of their citizenship or immigration status. This settlement reflects the Civil Rights Division's commitment to holding employers accountable and eradicating discriminatory employment practices."
The complaint filed against Facebook alleged it created a separate hiring process for certain temporary immigration status holders from at least Jan. 1, 2018, until at least Sept. 18, 2019.
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For a company like Facebook that's chump change.
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