Facebook agreed to pay RM58.13mil to settle a lawsuit by the US government, where it was accused of discriminating against Americans in favour of hiring immigrant applicants. — AFP
Facebook has agreed to pay up to US$14mil (RM58.13mil) to settle a US government lawsuit accusing the tech giant of favouring immigrant applicants for thousands of high-paying jobs, authorities announced Tuesday.
US prosecutors alleged Facebook "channeled" jobs to visa holders by avoiding advertising on its careers website, accepting only physically mailed applications for some posts, or refusing to consider US workers at all.
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