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OpenAI pays $3.2m to settle claims it discriminated against US workers

📰 source: theguardian_business · 💼 business

openai and statsig will pay $3.2m to settle justice department claims they discriminated against us workers by favoring foreign visa holders. the settlement includes $1.2m in penalties and $2m for alleged victims. the doj said the companies required us applicants to mail paper applications, advertised jobs on late-night radio, and skipped external job postings for some roles.

there were fewer than 10 positions at issue, but the doj called the payout 'substantial' because of harm to us workers. openai denied wrongdoing. the justice department has reached at least a dozen other similar settlements since last year, mostly with tech companies. trump has backed limits on foreign worker visas, including a $100,000 fee on new h-1b visas that's currently blocked in court.

why it matters: openai pays $3.2m over visa hiring discrimination, raising stakes for tech firms' foreign worker recruitment practices.

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