OpenAI paid $3.2 million for hiding job ads from Americans.
Apple paid $25 million for the same trick.
OpenAI agreed to settle Justice Department allegations that it discriminated against U.S. job applicants in favor of foreign visa holders, while denying any wrongdoing
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- Supports justice.gov:
The settlement addresses allegations that both companies violated the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) by discriminating against U.S. workers and instead preferred workers with temporary employment visas
- Supports foxbusiness.com:
OpenAI denied wrongdoing as part of the settlement agreement.
- Context americanbazaaronline.com:
The settlement is the 13th one reached since the Justice Department revived its Protecting U.S. Workers Initiative in 2025
- Supports spectrumlocalnews.com:
It is illegal to discriminate against U.S. workers by preferring temporary visa holders for jobs
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