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Apple reaches $25M settlement with the DOJ for discriminating against US residents during hiring | The DOJ said that Apple's hiring practices favored visa holders and left out US citizens and perma...::This is the largest amount that the DOJ has collected under the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act.

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[–] TheFeatureCreature 88 points 1 year ago (10 children)

aka 0.03% of their reported profits for the 2023 fiscal year. This isn't even a slap on the hand or a penny found under the couch. This is a grain of sand on the beaches of a planet on the other side of the galaxy.

As has been said many times: Laws are made for everyday people like you and me, not for megacorps like Apple.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Would be fun to fine companies by percentage with increasing values for repeat offenses.

[–] sfcl33t 1 points 1 year ago

That's how punitive damages are supposed to work, according to John Grisham

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