DOJ Hits OpenAI, Statsig With $3.2 Million PERM Settlement Over Fewer Than 10 Jobs
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Updated · Boundless Immigration · Aug 17
DOJ Hits OpenAI, Statsig With $3.2 Million PERM Settlement Over Fewer Than 10 Jobs
3 articles · Updated · Boundless Immigration · Aug 17
Summary
$3.2 million will be paid by OpenAI and subsidiary Statsig to settle DOJ claims that their PERM hiring process discriminated against U.S. workers, with the deal also imposing three years of federal monitoring.
DOJ said the companies handled PERM roles differently from normal recruiting by keeping jobs off the public careers site, requiring mailed paper applications and using methods such as late-night radio ads that discouraged applicants.
$1.2 million of the settlement is for civil penalties and $2 million for back pay, while OpenAI agreed to post PERM jobs publicly, accept electronic applications, revise policies and train staff on immigration anti-discrimination rules.
Fewer than 10 positions were involved, making the case notable because DOJ still secured multimillion-dollar penalties and signaling that even small green-card recruitment programs face meaningful enforcement risk.