June 24, 2024
A staffing firm will pay $557,500 to settle allegations by the US Department of Justice that it discriminated against non-US citizens.
The company, eTeam, allegedly distributed job ads that contained unlawful hiring restrictions, according to the US Department of Justice. Those restrictions were based on citizenship status or otherwise screened out candidates based on citizenship. The incidents took in 2021, according to the department.
Under the settlement, the $557,500 is comprised of $232,500 in civil penalties and $325,000 to compensate affected workers. The company must also train its personnel on the requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
“Staffing companies cannot engage in hiring and recruiting practices that unlawfully exclude or deter people with permission to work in the United States because of their citizenship or immigration status,” Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division said in a press release.
ETeam has been contacted for comment.