Facing accusations of discrimination, Apple and Space X decided to react differently.
It is not uncommon to hear of accusations of discrimination against major global companies. This week, two behemoths must respond, namely Apple, and the astronautics and space flight group Space we see their reactions.
Apple makes a deal…
25 million dollars, or approximately 23.4 million euros. This is the amount that Apple agreed to pay to close a discrimination case investigated by the United States Department of Justice. The Cupertino company was accused of having implemented recruitment processes that favored immigrants over American citizens and holders of residence cards.
The group had in fact made a habit of offering positions within the framework of the federal Permanent Labor Certification (PERM) program, which allows employees to request permanent visas. Problem is, to be able to make this program work, it is necessary to have shown that the needs cannot be met by local labor. However, Apple did not make these offers public on its website, as the company was accustomed to doing.
The amount that will be paid will allow the creation of a compensation fund for victims of this discrimination, of $18.75 million. The rest, namely 6.75 million euros, will be paid as civil penalties.
…and Space X invokes the constitution
On the Space X side, we are completely the opposite, both in the reaction, but also in the discriminated audiences. The company has in fact been under the radar of the authorities for several months for having implemented practices of discrimination against refugees and asylum seekers.
Far from reaching an agreement, the company decided to take legal action against the Department of Justice. Elon Musk’s company thus argued that the administrative judges in charge of the case had been “ unconstitutionally named. »
And the strategy is working for the moment, since the company has just obtained a judge’s order preventing the case from moving forward. The latter explained that the judges handling the case did not have the authority to do so.
Source : The Verge (1), The Verge (2)
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