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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@lemmy.world 87 points 2 years 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.

[–] 0x0@programming.dev 35 points 2 years ago (7 children)

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

[–] Kyle_The_G@lemmy.world 36 points 2 years ago (5 children)

While we're at it it would be cool to peg CEO pay to the lowest position available so that if the CEO wants a raise everyone else gets a proportionate increase.

[–] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 3 points 2 years ago

And peg politicians' pay to minimum wage.

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