Feds: California Data Company Discriminated Against Qualified Americans for Tech Jobs in Favor of Foreign Workers

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On Tuesday, officials announced that Cloudera Inc. has been suspended for 180 days from the federal government’s PERM program, which allows companies to import foreign workers on employment-based green cards.

Acting Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling said Cloudera violated the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) by discriminating against qualified Americans in their job application process in favor of foreign workers.

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Cloudera’s suspension from the PERM program may be extended pending a Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation.

Cloudera “engineered a non-functional recruitment process that prevented qualified American workers from applying for high-paying technology positions while certifying to [the Employment and Training Administration’s Office] that no qualified U.S. workers were available,” officials wrote in a press release.

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