Trump Administration Claims Facebook Improperly Reserved Jobs for H1-B Workers
04 December 2020 - 6:47AM
Dow Jones News
By Deepa Seetharaman, Sadie Gurman and Michelle Hackman
The Trump administration has sued Facebook Inc., accusing the
social-media company of illegally reserving high-paying jobs for
immigrant workers it was sponsoring for permanent residence, rather
than searching for available U.S. residents who could fill the
positions.
In a 17-page complaint filed Thursday, the Justice Department's
civil rights division said Facebook inadequately advertised at
least 2,600 positions between 2018 and 2019 that were filled by
immigrants on H-1B high-skill visas when it was applying to sponsor
those workers for permanent residency, known as green cards.
Companies sponsoring workers for employment-based green cards are
required to show as part of the federal application process that
they couldn't find any qualified American workers to fill the
job.
The suit said Facebook didn't advertise the reserved positions
on its website and requires candidates to mail in their
applications rather than accepting them online.
"And even when U.S. workers do apply, Facebook will not consider
them for the advertised positions," the suit alleges. "Simply put,
Facebook reserves these positions for temporary visa holders."
Facebook didn't immediately respond to requests for comment.
Write to Deepa Seetharaman at Deepa.Seetharaman@wsj.com, Sadie
Gurman at sadie.gurman@wsj.com and Michelle Hackman at
Michelle.Hackman@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
December 03, 2020 14:32 ET (19:32 GMT)
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