Administraţia Trump depune plângere împotriva Facebook, acuzată că îi „discriminează” pe americani la angajare
On December 3, 2020, the U.S. Department of Justice announced a lawsuit against Facebook, alleging „discrimination” in its hiring practices. The complaint claims that the company reserved over 2,600 job openings for foreign workers, thereby disadvantaging American applicants, as reported by AFP.
According to the Department of Justice, Facebook „deliberately established a hiring system that prevented qualified Americans from learning about and applying for these positions.” The company allegedly did not post these job openings on its website and rejected online applications, instead prioritizing current employees on temporary visas who were seeking to obtain green cards.
Legally, to secure these coveted green cards, which grant permanent residency in the U.S., an individual must have a permanent job offer, and the employer must demonstrate that there are no qualified American candidates for the role.
To circumvent this requirement, Facebook reportedly implemented a discriminatory recruitment process that was „common and widespread.” Between January 1, 2018, and September 18, 2019, more than 2,650 positions were filled in this manner, with over 80% of the cases showing that no American applicants had applied.
Eric Dreiband, the head of civil rights at the Department of Justice, stated, „Our message to employers, particularly in the tech sector, is clear: you cannot prioritize the illegal hiring of foreign workers on temporary visas at the expense of American citizens.”
The Trump administration, which made combating immigration a cornerstone of its policy, attempted multiple times to limit H-1B visas, commonly utilized in the high-tech industry. However, these efforts were met with legal challenges and were ultimately rejected in court.
