Cloudera had US candidates send resumes to a fake email address, DoJ charges
The US Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against Cloudera for allegedly discriminating against American job applicants. The company is accused of creating a fake email address for US candidates to submit resumes, which did not function, thereby bypassing the required hiring process. This practice reportedly occurred over a year and violated the Immigration and Nationality Act by favoring workers with temporary visas.
- ▪The DOJ alleges Cloudera created a non-functional email address for US job applicants.
- ▪Cloudera is accused of failing to follow the required recruitment process for permanent labor certification.
- ▪The lawsuit claims Cloudera's actions represent a pattern of citizenship status discrimination.
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(function() { let windowUrl = window.location.href; windowUrl = windowUrl.substring(windowUrl.indexOf('?') + 1); let messageElement = document.querySelector('.shareableMessage'); if (windowUrl && windowUrl.includes('code') && windowUrl.includes('expires')) { messageElement.style.display = 'block'; } })(); Legal Cloudera had US candidates send resumes to a fake email address, DoJ charges PERM filings require employers to show American workers had a fair shot at the role Brandon Vigliarolo Brandon Vigliarolo Published tue 28 Apr 2026 // 21:46 UTC The US Department of Justice has accused data and AI platform provider Cloudera of abusing a program designed to give permanent residency to foreign workers who take tough-to-fill positions by creating a parallel hiring process that dumped the…
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