New York : US government has banned Cloudera, a Santa Clara, California-based data management company from participating in the Permanent Labor Certification (PERM) program for two years. For those unaware, PERM is the required first step for US employers to sponsor a foreign worker for a permanent employment-based green card. The debarment follows DOL’s earlier suspension of Cloudera’s PERM processing and reflects DOL’s commitment to aggressively enforcing labor certification requirements when employers fail to provide US workers a fair opportunity to compete for jobs.
The debarment follows DOL’s earlier suspension of Cloudera’s PERM processing and reflects DOL’s commitment to aggressively enforcing labor certification requirements when employers fail to provide US workers a fair opportunity to compete for jobs. The U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division (CRT) and the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) today announced a coordinated enforcement resolution with Cloudera Inc., a Santa Clara, California-based data management company, following allegations that the company discriminated against qualified U.S. workers during recruitment conducted under the Permanent Labor Certification (PERM) program.
Cloudera will be barred from participating in the PERM program for two years, one of the most significant sanctions available for DOL to protect the integrity of the employment-based immigration system and safeguard opportunities for U.S. workers. The debarment follows DOL’s earlier suspension of Cloudera’s PERM processing and reflects DOL’s commitment to aggressively enforcing labor certification requirements when employers fail to provide U.S. workers a fair opportunity to compete for jobs.
Cloudera will be subject to compliance obligations designed to ensure future adherence to federal labor and anti-discrimination laws. These measures include enhanced monitoring, revised PERM compliance procedures, and reporting requirements intended to prevent future violations. This debarment and compliance framework establish an important enforcement precedent and strengthen future efforts to protect U.S. workers.
The PERM program allows employers to sponsor aliens for permanent residence only after demonstrating that qualified U.S. workers were provided a genuine opportunity to apply and that no qualified, willing, and available U.S. workers could be found.
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