OpenAI and a subsidiary will pay $3.2 million to settle U.S. government claims that they favored foreign workers with temporary employment visas and discriminated against U.S. job applicants in recruiting and hiring, the U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday.

Settlement Details

The Justice Department alleged that both companies violated the federal Immigration and Nationality Act, which bars discrimination based on citizenship. The settlement includes $1.2 million in penalties and $2 million to compensate alleged victims of discrimination. OpenAI also agreed to revise its employment policies, conduct training, and to be subject to monitoring by the Justice Department.

The Justice Department has announced at least a dozen other settlements since last year in cases involving alleged discrimination against U.S. workers, mostly by tech companies but none as high-profile as OpenAI. President Donald Trump, a Republican, has said that many companies abuse the temporary employment visa system and has sought to limit the hiring of foreign workers.

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