Trump administration sues Facebook over alleged favoritism for immigrant workers

December 3, 2020 News 26 Views

The go well with by the Justice Division claims that from 2018 by September 2019, Fb (FB) discriminated in opposition to US staff by reserving job openings for non permanent staff together with H-1B visa holders.

In a press release, Fb spokesman Andy Stone mentioned: “Fb has been cooperating with the DOJ in its overview of this difficulty and whereas we dispute the allegations within the criticism, we can not remark additional on pending litigation.”

The criticism follows a two-year investigation by the DOJ, in keeping with an company launch. The Trump administration seeks civil penalties in opposition to Fb in addition to again pay for what the DOJ says is owed to US staff who had been denied employment at Fb.

“Our message to staff is obvious,” mentioned Assistant Lawyer Common Eric Dreiband, in a press release. “If corporations deny employment alternatives by illegally preferring non permanent visa holders, the Division of Justice will maintain them accountable. Our message to all employers — together with these within the know-how sector — is obvious: you can’t illegally choose to recruit, contemplate, or rent non permanent visa holders over U.S. staff.”

The criticism was filed earlier than administrative regulation judges on the Government Workplace for Immigration, a department of the Justice Division. The division’s Workplace of the Chief Administrative Listening to Officer routinely handles circumstances involving immigration employment practices.