{"id":2097190,"date":"2023-11-13T12:03:01","date_gmt":"2023-11-13T17:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/apple-agrees-to-record-25-million-settlement-over-discriminatory-hiring-practices-against-us-citizens\/"},"modified":"2023-11-13T12:06:28","modified_gmt":"2023-11-13T17:06:28","slug":"apple-agrees-to-record-25-million-settlement-over-discriminatory-hiring-practices-against-us-citizens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/apple-agrees-to-record-25-million-settlement-over-discriminatory-hiring-practices-against-us-citizens\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Agrees to Record $25 Million Settlement Over Discriminatory Hiring Practices Against US Citizens"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fapple-agrees-to-record-25-million-settlement-over-discriminatory-hiring-practices-against-us-citizens%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2097190&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Apple Settles $25 Million Lawsuit Over Discriminatory Hiring \u200bPractices Against\u200d US Citizens<\/h2>\n<p>Apple has reached\u2062 a settlement agreement with the U.S. Justice Department following allegations that the\u200d company\u2062 engaged\u200c in discriminatory employment practices by favoring immigrant workers over U.S. citizens and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-biden-immigration-orders-seek-to-reverse-trumps-policies-streamline-naturalization-process\/\" title=\"New Biden Immigration Orders Seek To Reverse Trump\u2019s Policies, Streamline Naturalization Process\">green card holders<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2062 tech giant will pay $25 million as \u200ca\u200c result of a thorough\u2062 investigation\u2063 into its hiring practices, which were found to violate Labor Department processes. These processes allow companies to hire immigrants if there is a\u200b shortage\u2063 of qualified candidates.<\/p>\n<p>The settlement agreement, which can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/d9\/2023-11\/ier-apple_settlement_agreement_signed_2023-11-08_fully_executed.pdf?utm_medium=email&#038;utm_source=govdelivery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>, states that Apple\u2064 was informed in 2019 about \u2063the investigation into \u2062its violation of permanent labor certification guidelines for international hiring.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Apple agreed to pay $25\u200c million to settle \u200ba\u200c Department \u2063of \u200dJustice case alleging it illegally\u200d discriminated \u2064against US \u2063citizens in hiring <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/g5q93GKDeV\">https:\/\/t.co\/g5q93GKDeV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bloomberg Technology (@technology) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/technology\/status\/1722758561527144457?\">November 9, \u200b2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The DOJ launched an\u2064 investigation to determine whether Apple engaged in discriminatory recruitment and\u200d hiring practices based on\u2064 citizenship status, in violation of the Immigration and Nationality \u200dAct\u2019s \u2062anti-discrimination\u2063 provision.<\/p>\n<p>The investigation \u2063found \u201creasonable cause\u201d to believe \u200dthat\u200b Apple had\u2064 a \u200cpattern of discriminatory\u200b recruitment practices from 2018 \u2063to 2019, favoring temporary visa holders over qualified U.S. applicants.<\/p>\n<p>Apple deviated from \u2063standard employment practices by offering temporary \u200bvisa workers a covert way\u2062 to apply for and obtain jobs through paper applications,\u200c without\u200d making the positions public to U.S. citizens or permanent residents.<\/p>\n<p>Internal\u200c employees \u200dwere \u2062also allegedly not\u200c made aware of job opportunities, further disadvantaging\u2063 U.S. applicants.<\/p>\n<p>The federal government \u2063claimed that Apple followed procedures\u2062 that \u200dfavored temporary visa holders\u2064 and\u2064 deterred U.S. applicants, resulting in very few applications from American\u200d workers for PERM-related job positions.<\/p>\n<p>Apple denied intentionally violating Department of \u200bLabor\u200d guidelines and stated that it had unintentionally failed to follow the DOJ \u200dstandard. The company has implemented measures to ensure compliance with federal labor laws in the\u2062 future.<\/p>\n<p>Under the settlement agreement, Apple\u200b will pay a $6.75 million fine and provide $18.25 million in compensation to \u2062affected workers.\u2064 This settlement \u2064represents the largest award recovered\u200d by the Department of Justice\u2063 under the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"author_subscription_pitch\">.author_subscription_pitch p{margin:5px;}<\/p>\n<p><em><b>A Note from Our Founder:<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Silicon \u2064Valley and the Big\u200d Tech tyrants\u2063 have done everything\u200c they can to put The\u200d Western\u200c Journal\u2064 out of business. 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Apple&#8217;s recent settlement with the U.S. Justice \u200bDepartment over discriminatory hiring practices further highlights the need for greater scrutiny of\u200b these tech giants and their employment \u2063policies.<\/p>\n<p>The allegations against\u200d Apple\u2063 suggest that the \u200dcompany favored immigrant workers over \u2062U.S. citizens and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-sues-spacex-alleges-hiring-discrimination-against-asylum-recipients-refugees\/\" title=\"US government sues SpaceX, claims hiring bias against asylum seekers, refugees.\">green\u200d card holders<\/a>. As part of the settlement agreement, \u200bApple has agreed to pay $25 million, a significant sum that reflects the seriousness of the violations uncovered during the investigation.<\/p>\n<p>The investigation, conducted by the\u200b Department of Justice, found that Apple&#8217;s hiring practices violated the Labor Department processes that govern the hiring of immigrants. While \u200cthese processes do allow companies\u200d to hire immigrants in cases of a shortage\u2064 of qualified candidates, Apple went beyond these allowances and \u200bsystematically \u2064discriminated against U.S. applicants.<\/p>\n<p>The settlement agreement, available on the U.S. Justice Department&#8217;s website, reveals that Apple was \u2063informed of the investigation into its violation of permanent labor certification guidelines for international hiring \u2062as early as 2019. This raises questions about the company&#8217;s awareness of its discriminatory practices and its failure to rectify them in a timely manner.<\/p>\n<p>The investigation concluded that Apple deviated from standard employment practices\u200d by offering temporary visa workers a covert way to apply for and obtain\u200d jobs without making the positions public to U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Furthermore, internal \u2063employees were allegedly\u200d not made aware of job opportunities, further disadvantaging U.S. applicants.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200cfederal government&#8217;s claims against Apple\u2064 suggest a pattern of discriminatory recruitment practices from 2018\u2064 to 2019, where the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/apple-agrees-to-record-25-million-settlement-over-discriminatory-hiring-practices-against-us-citizens\/\" title=\"Apple Agrees to Record  Million Settlement Over Discriminatory Hiring Practices Against US Citizens\">company favored temporary visa holders<\/a> over qualified\u2063 U.S. applicants.\u200d Apple&#8217;s actions not only disadvantaged U.S.\u2064 workers but also deterred them from\u2062 applying, resulting in very few applications from American workers for job positions associated with the \u200bPERM program.<\/p>\n<p>In response to the allegations, Apple denied intentionally violating Department of Labor guidelines and stated that it had unintentionally failed to follow the DOJ standard. The company has since implemented measures to ensure\u200c compliance with\u2062 federal labor\u2063 laws in the\u200d future, although it remains to be seen how effective these measures will be in preventing similar incidents.<\/p>\n<p>Under the terms of \u200dthe settlement agreement, \u2063Apple will pay a $6.75 million \u200bfine and provide $18.25 million in compensation to affected workers.\u200b This represents the largest award \u2063recovered by the Department \u2063of Justice under\u200b the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act. While the financial\u200b penalties are substantial,\u2063 the true impact lies in the message it sends to other companies that \u200dengaging in discriminatory hiring practices will not be \u200btolerated.<\/p>\n<p>Apple&#8217;s settlement serves as a reminder of the importance of fair and inclusive hiring practices, not just for\u2064 Apple but for \u2064all companies. Discrimination undermines diversity and perpetuates inequalities in the workplace. It is crucial for companies, especially those with substantial influence and resources \u200dlike Apple, to take\u2063 proactive steps to promote equal opportunity\u2063 and diversity in their workforce.<\/p>\n<p>As tech giants continue to wield significant power and influence, it is essential for\u200c both the government\u2062 and the public to remain vigilant in holding them accountable for \u200btheir actions. Apple&#8217;s settlement should serve as a wake-up call for the entire tech industry and \u2062a catalyst for change. Only through continued scrutiny and enforcement can we hope to eradicate discriminatory practices and create a\u2063 more inclusive \u2063and equitable future for all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apple has agreed to a settlement agreement with the U.S. Justice Department following claims the company hired immigrant workers over U.S. citizens and green card holders as part of a pattern of \u201cdiscriminatory\u201d employment practices. 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