I Thought This Was Strange

[Borg warner]

I thought this was strange that the Biden DOJ would pursue such a case until I read that the original investigation was started during the Trump administration. 

 

Apple to pay $25 million over allegations of hiring discrimination against US citizens, permanent residents
 

Apple says it had 'unintentionally' not been following the DOJ standard

 

By Adam Shaw FOXBusiness Nov 11 2023

 

Apple has agreed to pay up to $25 million in back pay and civil penalties to settle allegations it illegally discriminated against U.S. citizens and permanent residents in favor of foreign nationals seeking green cards.

The Department of Justice announced the deal this week, which marks the largest award the department has recovered under anti-discrimination provisions in the Immigration and Nationality Act.

The agency says that it determined Apple’s recruitment practices discriminated against U.S. candidates and non-U.S. residents, instead favoring beneficiaries of the permanent labor certification program (PERM). PERM, a U.S. government program, allows employers to sponsor foreign national workers on temporary visas for green cards after they meet certain requirements. 

The DOJ began investigating Apple in 2019 during the Trump administration, and found that Apple engaged in a "pattern or practice of citizenship status discrimination in recruitment for positions it hired through PERM, and that the company’s unlawful discrimination prejudiced U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, lawful permanent residents, and those granted asylum or refugee status."

 

The department found that Apple did not advertise positions it wanted to fill via the PERM program on its external job website, and required mail paper applications rather than electronic applications, which it said meant nearly always resulted in no or few applications from those whose work authorization does not expire.  

In a statement to the Associated Press, Apple said it employs more than 90,000 people in the U.S. and "continues to invest nationwide, creating millions of jobs."

[Ramjet38]

Shocked!

[pipedreams]

While that was going on Apple and Google were playing footsy.

 

Google Paid Billions for Apple to Change a Single Setting

Google paid Apple $26.3 billion in 2021 to be the default search engine on various Apple platforms.

Zeynep Tufekci highlights privacy concerns with technology companies like Facebook and Amazon, noting how they shift the responsibility of privacy to users through default settings. She cites instances where personal data was shared without explicit consent and stresses the difficulty for even tech-savvy individuals to manage privacy settings. Tufekci argues for regulatory changes, pointing out Apple's significant impact on the industry by altering default settings for tracking.

nytimes.com

 

[DAKA]

53 minutes ago, Borg warner said:

I thought this was strange that the Biden DOJ would pursue such a case until I read that the original investigation was started during the Trump administration. 

 

Apple to pay $25 million over allegations of hiring discrimination against US citizens, permanent residents
 

Apple says it had 'unintentionally' not been following the DOJ standard

 

By Adam Shaw FOXBusiness Nov 11 2023

 

Apple has agreed to pay up to $25 million in back pay and civil penalties to settle allegations it illegally discriminated against U.S. citizens and permanent residents in favor of foreign nationals seeking green cards.

The Department of Justice announced the deal this week, which marks the largest award the department has recovered under anti-discrimination provisions in the Immigration and Nationality Act.

The agency says that it determined Apple’s recruitment practices discriminated against U.S. candidates and non-U.S. residents, instead favoring beneficiaries of the permanent labor certification program (PERM). PERM, a U.S. government program, allows employers to sponsor foreign national workers on temporary visas for green cards after they meet certain requirements. 

The DOJ began investigating Apple in 2019 during the Trump administration, and found that Apple engaged in a "pattern or practice of citizenship status discrimination in recruitment for positions it hired through PERM, and that the company’s unlawful discrimination prejudiced U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, lawful permanent residents, and those granted asylum or refugee status."

 

The department found that Apple did not advertise positions it wanted to fill via the PERM program on its external job website, and required mail paper applications rather than electronic applications, which it said meant nearly always resulted in no or few applications from those whose work authorization does not expire.  

In a statement to the Associated Press, Apple said it employs more than 90,000 people in the U.S. and "continues to invest nationwide, creating millions of jobs."

Where does the $25 million go?

[railfancwb]

3 hours ago, DAKA said:

Where does the $25 million go?

You mean the remaining 90%?

[Borg warner]

3 hours ago, DAKA said:

Where does the $25 million go?

It's already been spent.

[Mrs.Cicero]

4 hours ago, DAKA said:

Where does the $25 million go?

Probably the Ukraine, or Iran, or some other bs money laundering op by the Bidet crime syndicate (yeah, go ahead and put me on another list).