Outsourcing firm SpringShine settles discrimination case with DOJ
California-based outsourcing firm SpringShine settled its case within the Department of Justice (DOJ) for discriminating American applicants and preferring to exclusively hire foreign H-1B visa workers.
According to the settlement, SpringShine sought employment applications on a job recruiting website exclusively for H-1B visa holders, excluding all other job applicants, most notably qualified Americans.
Justice Department’s Kristen Clarke said, “Employers that discourage applicants based on their citizenship or immigration status, or save certain employment opportunities only for applicants who require sponsorship to work in the United States, violate the law and must be held accountable.”
The settlement requires SpringShide to pay $17,000 in civil penalties to the U.S. federal government while ensuring its job postings do not discriminate against Americans.
Also, the settlement demands that SpringShine train employees on the Immigration and Nationality Act’s anti-discrimination provisions.
According to Breitbart News, the H-1B visa program — given to foreign tech professionals — are being abused by several companies. There are about 650,000 H-1B visa foreign workers in the U.S. at any given moment. Americans are often laid off in the process and forced to train their foreign replacements.
