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Facebook pays $14M for discrimination against US workers
28 News 10/19/2021 1393Facebook has agreed to pay more than $14 million to settle Trump-era claims that it discriminated against American workers when filling lucrative jobs, the Justice Department said today.
According to federal prosecutors, Facebook had set aside more than 2,600 US-based jobs — most of which paid six-figure salaries — for foreign-born workers on temporary visas.
The company "refused" to consider US citizens for the jobs in violation of anti-discrimination laws, prosecutors said in the suit filed in December.
Under today's agreement, Facebook will fork over a $4.75 million fine to the US government and payout up to $9.5 million to alleged victims of the discrimination.
The Mark Zuckerberg-helmed social media giant will also be required to give its employees anti-discrimination training and make a greater effort to recruit American workers.
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