US tech firm settles allegations over whites-only job listing

The company listed the business analyst job online in March 2023, specifically seeking ‘Only Born US Citizens (White) who are local within 60 miles from Dallas, TX (Don’t share with candidates)’. — Reuters

ASHBURN, Virginia: A northern Virginia tech company is paying US$38,500 (RM180,950) to settle claims that it discriminated by posting a job listing seeking white, US-born candidates for an opening as a business analyst.

The US Justice Department announced Thursday that it had reached a settlement agreement with Arthur Grand Technologies, an information technology firm in Ashburn, Virginia.