Discrimination against American workers: Facebook to pay $14 million as penalty

Discrimination against American workers: Facebook to pay $14 million as penalty

Oct 20, 2021

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Facebook reached a settlement to pay more than $14 million in penalties with the Justice Department over findings that the company's hiring processes were intentionally discriminated against US workers and were in favor of foreign workers instead. The company also reached an agreement with the Labor Department to recruit more US workers for technology jobs be subject to federal scrutiny for up to three years. These agreements came after the Justice Department sued Facebook in December for failing to properly advertise at least 2,600 jobs and consider applications from US citizens before offering the spot to foreigners for whom the company sponsored green cards and permanent residency in 2018 and 2019. 

The lawsuit against Facebook said that the company violated federal laws that require employers to demonstrate that there are no qualified US workers available before offering positions to foreign workers they are sponsoring. Facebook has now agreed to pay a penalty of $4.75 million to the US government and up to $9.5 million to eligible victims of the company's discrimination. Officials also said that this was the largest monetary settlement of its kind under the anti-discrimination provisions in US immigration laws.

Source: The Washington Post 

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