Arthur Grand Technologies posted a job advertisement restricting eligible candidates based on citizenship status
HTC Global also posted discriminatory job advertisements based on race
US Department of Justice settles with Arthur Grand and HTC Global over discriminatory job advertisements
In a series of shocking events, two technology companies have come under fire for posting discriminatory job advertisements that restricted eligible candidates based on citizenship status and race. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced settlements with both companies, Arthur Grand and HTC Global, after investigations revealed the discriminatory practices.
The first incident involved Arthur Grand Technologies Inc., an information technology services firm based in Virginia. In March 2023, the company advertised a business analyst position on a public online hiring website with a bolded note that read
A U.S. technology company, Arthur Grand, agreed to pay a civil penalty of $7,500 and reform its hiring practices after posting a discriminatory job advertisement.
The job posting restricted eligible candidates to ‘only US Born Citizens [white] who are local within 60 miles from Dallas, TX [Don’t share with candidates].’
The DOJ fined Arthur Grand Technologies Inc. $7,500 for posting a job listing that excluded US citizens based on race and citizenship status.
Arthur Grand terminated the employment of the responsible junior recruiter for violating company policy.
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The article contains a few informal fallacies and an example of inflammatory rhetoric. It also uses a quote from another source without attributing it to the author.
. The job ad said it was after "only US-born citizens [white] who are local within 60 miles from Dallas, TX."
The Justice Department determined that the ad violated the Immigration and Nationality Act by excluding eligible candidates based on citizenship status and national origin.
Racial bias still plays a part in job hiring in the US.
The job posting sought ‘US Born Citizens [white] who are local within 60 miles from Dallas, TX’ and violated the Immigration and Nationality Act by discriminating against potential candidates based on citizenship status, national origin, color and race.
An investigation was launched after the posting went viral on social media.
The company denied approving the posting and blamed a disgruntled employee working for its subsidiary in India.
A Virginia company, Arthur Grand Technologies, posted a job listing on Indeed in March and April of 2023 that restricted eligible candidates to ‘only US Born Citizens [white]’ and those living within 60 miles of Dallas, Texas.
The discriminatory job posting for a business analyst position with the company’s sales and insurance claims team was widely circulated on social media and generated multiple news stories.
The U.S. Department of Justice determined that Arthur Grand’s discriminatory listing violated the Immigration and Nationality Act.
The job posting restricted eligible candidates to 'only US Born Citizens [white] who are local within 60 miles from Dallas, TX [Don't share with candidates].'
Arthur Grand Technologies advertised an opening for a business analyst position with its sales and insurance claims team in Dallas on a public online hiring website. The advertisement included a bolded note that read 'Only Born US Citizens [White] who are local within 60 miles from Dallas, TX [Don't share with candidates].'
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The article contains an appeal to authority with the quotes from Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke and Acting Director Michele Hodge of the Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP). However, these quotes do not constitute a fallacy as they are statements made by authorities in their respective fields. The article also contains inflammatory rhetoric with phrases like 'appalling and discriminatory ban', 'shameful that in the 21st century', and 'outrageous discriminatory practices'. These phrases do not provide any logical argument or evidence to support the claims made in the article, but rather serve to elicit an emotional response from readers. The score is reduced due to these instances of inflammatory rhetoric.
It is shameful that in the 21st century, we continue to see employers using ‘whites only’ and ‘only US born’ job postings to lock out otherwise eligible job candidates of color.
Companies like Arthur Grand, that accept federal contracts cannot have a ‘whites only’ hiring process.
