US govt bans American tech firm from Green Card programme for 2 yrs; fines $1.4 mn
The US Department of Justice has banned data management firm Cloudera from the PERM green card sponsorship program for two years and fined it $1.4 million. The company was accused of discriminating against qualified US workers during its recruitment process.
Why it matters
This enforcement action highlights the federal government's strict stance on protecting domestic labor markets during the foreign worker sponsorship process.
US government has banned Cloudera, a Santa Clara, California-based data management company from participating in the Permanent Labor Certification (PERM) program for two years. For those unaware, PERM is the required first step for US employers to sponsor a foreign worker for a permanent employment-based green card. In a press release, the Department of Justice said that it has imposed a fine of $1.4 million on Cloudera Cloudera for violating the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) by discriminating against U.S. workers when recruiting and hiring for seven positions under the PERM process“There are no exceptions: the Justice Department will hold accountable employers who discriminate against U.S. workers,” said Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division. “This substantial settlement, in partnership with DOL, sends a strong signal to employers that the federal government will work together to ensure employers treat U.S.
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