LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 25: Tim Cook attends The National Association Of The Deaf’s Breakthrough Awards at Audrey Irmas Pavillion on October 25, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
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Apple is set to pay $25 million in a settlement brought by the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) that claimed that the corporation improperly preferred hiring immigrants over American citizens or green card holders, according to media reports.
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The permanent labor certification (PERM) program requires businesses to prioritize and hire permanent residents.
Companies like Apple can prioritize employing immigrants only after completing a certification procedure with the Department of Labor and…