OpenAI paid $3.2 million for hiding job ads from Americans.

Apple paid $25 million for the same trick.

Issue 37 August 20264 receipts3 min

OpenAI agreed to settle Justice Department allegations that it discriminated against U.S. job applicants in favor of foreign visa holders, while denying any wrongdoing

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The method is the wild part: paper-only applications and job ads on late-night radio. Radio.

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Say this in tomorrow's meeting“Ask HR one question: 'Would our green-card job ads survive being printed on a front page?' That is the working legal standard now.”

Receipts

Supports justice.gov: The settlement addresses allegations that both companies violated the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) by discriminating against U.S. workers and instead preferred workers with temporary employment visas
Supports foxbusiness.com: OpenAI denied wrongdoing as part of the settlement agreement.
Context americanbazaaronline.com: The settlement is the 13th one reached since the Justice Department revived its Protecting U.S. Workers Initiative in 2025
Supports spectrumlocalnews.com: It is illegal to discriminate against U.S. workers by preferring temporary visa holders for jobs

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