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Apple Inc. will pay $25 million to resolve U.S. Justice Department allegations that it illegally favored immigrant workers over U.S. citizens and green card holders in hiring for
This was reported by Reuters on Thursday, citing the US Department of Justice, Ukrinform reported.
“Apple did not employ U.S. citizens or permanent residents in positions covered by a federal program that allows employers to apply for green cards for immigrants,” the statement said.
It also says such a policy is a violation of federal law prohibiting discrimination based on citizenship.
The agency said the agreement was the largest in the history of the U.S. Department of Justice. Specifically, Apple must pay a $6.75 million fine and $18.25 million to affected employees.
Apple emphasized in its statement that the violation of DOJ standards was unintentional.
As reported by Ukrinform, the Apple company has recently experienced a decline in sales despite the high demand for the iPhone and especially Apple TV+ services. Thus, the company confirmed that its sales revenue in the last three months decreased by 1% to $89.5 billion.
Source: Ukrinform
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