DOJ sues tech firm for favouring foreign visa holders, blocking US applicants from ‘high-paying’ jobs

The US Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against tech company Cloudera, accusing it of unfairly keeping American workers from applying for well-paying technology jobs. According to officials, Cloudera allegedly preferred hiring workers who held temporary visas instead of considering qualified US applicants.

DOJ sues tech firm over alleged bias against American workers

The case was announced by the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division on Tuesday. It was filed against Cloudera Inc., a technology company based in Santa Clara, California.