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The DOJ Settlement Requires Apple To Pay $25 Million
Apple will need to pay $25 million in civil penalties and back pay as a settlement against the company?s hiring practices. According to the Department of Justice, the company violated the Immigration and Nationality Act with its hiring practices. The information came out on Thursday.
The government body accused Apple of not advertising some of its positions on its external website. The latter also erected hurdles like requiring mailed paper applications. In return for the accusation, Apple contested it as per the settlement agreement. It also said that it believed that it was following the regulations of the Department of Labor.
The Department of Justice said in a release that Apple has agreed to pay $6.75 million in civil penalties. It has also agreed to establish an $18.25 million fund for back pay to certain eligible discrimination victims.
According to CNBC,
?Apple was accused of not advertising positions that it wanted to fill through a federal program called Permanent Labor Certification Program or PERM, which allows U.S. companies to recruit workers who can become permanent U.S. residents after completing a number of requirements.?
As per statements from the DOJ, they believed that Apple was following certain procedures that were designed to favor current employees of Apple. Those employees were the ones who were holding temporary visas and wanted to become permanent employees.
The DOJ accused Apple of not advertising its positions on its external website, and they also erected hurdles that wanted applicants to send applications by mail paper. The DOJ said that those means of application to Apple jobs are not properly considered under federal law.
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