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Apple has agreed to pay $25 million in a settlement with the United States Department of Justice, resolving allegations that the company violated federal laws by favoring immigrant workers over American citizens and green card holders for specific job roles...
The Justice Department's statement last week said that Apple failed to actively recruit American citizens or permanent residents for jobs eligible for a federal program allowing employers to sponsor immigrant workers for green cards, thereby violating laws prohibiting discrimination based on citizenship...
US work visas like the H-1B and L-1 require Amercian companies to undertake that the firm first tried to fill up open job roles by hiring from within the country, and failed, making immigrant hiring necessary for the role...
The Justice Department pointed out that Apple deviated from its standard recruitment practices by not advertising job openings eligible for the permanent labor certification or PERM program on its website, a routine practice for other positions..
While the Justice Department did not specify the affected Apple jobs or how the company benefited from these recruitment procedures, concerns arise as foreign labor tends to be more cost-effective than hiring U.S. workers..
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Apple agrees to $25 million settlement with US over hiring of immigrants
10, Nov, 23Apple Inc (AAPL.O) will pay $25 million to settle claims by the U.S. Department of Justice that the company illegally favored immigrant workers over U.S. citizen and green card holders for certain jobs, the agency said on Thursday.