The Department of Justice and the Department of Labor announced separate settlements with Facebook on Tuesday.
The DOJ and the U.S. Department of Labor were both looking into the social media company's use of what is known as the"PERM" program. The DOJ filed a lawsuit late last year againstfor its alleged misuse of the program, and the DOL also began auditing the company's PERM applications earlier this year.
Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke with the DOJ's Civil Rights Division said in a statement that Facebook"is not above the law" and that it and other companies"cannot set aside certain positions for temporary visa holders because of their citizenship or immigration status." The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday announced Facebook has agreed to pay millions to settle allegations that it"routinely refused" to hire U.S. workers. Above, a giant digital sign is photographed at Facebook's corporate headquarters campus in Menlo Park, California, on October 23, 2019.As part of the settlements, Facebook will pay a $4.75 million civil penalty and may also pay as much as $9.
In its lawsuit filed last December, the DOJ said Facebook's alleged discrimination against U.S. workers"was intentional, widespread, and in violation of provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act." Separately, the DOL"identified potential regulatory recruitment violations" as a result of its audit of Facebook's pending PERM applications.
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