Instacart Agrees to $5 Million Settlement After Newsweek Green Card Report
American workers affected by the grocery delivery site's recruitment processes will be able to apply for a payout, the DOJ said.
Instacart has agreed to a $5 million settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in response to allegations of discrimination against U.S. workers in its hiring practices. The settlement stems from a Newsweek report last year that highlighted how Instacart advertised roles linked to the H-1B visa in a way that made it difficult for American workers to apply, while electronic applications were accepted for other roles.
The agreement is part of a broader trend of stricter enforcement of the H-1B PERM process by the Trump administration, which has suspended access to the program for major employers like Microsoft and Adobe over alleged fraud. The DOJ and EEOC investigated Instacart's practices, finding that the company intentionally discriminated against U.S. workers by preferring candidates with temporary visas.
The settlement comes after OpenAI also agreed to a similar $5 million settlement in August over its job postings.
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