US government finds that OpenAI and its subsidiary preferred workers with temporary employment visas
OpenAI has agreed to pay $3.2 million to settle claims from the US government that it allegedly discriminated against US workers and preferred employees with temporary employment visas.
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the settlement on Tuesday, which involves OpenAI and its Washington-based software development subsidiary, Statsig Inc.
Under the settlement, OpenAI will pay $1.2 million in civil penalties to the US and establish a back-pay fund of $2 million to compensate victims of the companies' discriminatory practices.
"This substantial settlement ensures that OpenAI redresses harm and changes its recruitment practices so that US workers receive a fair opportunity for highly sought-after technology positions," said Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon of the DOJ's Civil Rights Division.
The settlement comes after an investigation by the DOJ, through its Immigrant and Employee Rights Section (IER), which found that OpenAI and Statsig violated the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) by discriminating against US workers during the Permanent Labour Certification (PERM) process.
PERM is a certification issued by the Department of Labour (DOL) that allows employers to hire a foreign employee to work permanently in the US. The DOL must first certify that there are not sufficient US workers who are able, willing, qualified,...
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