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Apple paid $25M for the same trick

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”

U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, 4 August 2026

Recorded 7 August 2026. Our ruling means: we tried to break it and could not.

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The evidence file for this verdict

4 receipts: 3 support the claim, 0 contradict it, 1 add context. 4 figures on the record, 1 traced to a quoted receipt.

The receipts

Each source, the line we quote from it, its date and which way it cuts. Free to read and to cite.

  1. 1Supports the claimjustice.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

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  2. 2Supports the claimfoxbusiness.com ↗

    OpenAI denied wrongdoing as part of the settlement agreement.

    Look up an archived copy ↗

  3. 3Contextamericanbazaaronline.com ↗

    The settlement is the 13th one reached since the Justice Department revived its Protecting U.S. Workers Initiative in 2025

    Look up an archived copy ↗

  4. 4Supports the claimspectrumlocalnews.com ↗

    It is illegal to discriminate against U.S. workers by preferring temporary visa holders for jobs

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