In March 2023, a recruiter for Arthur Grand Technologies posted a job advertisement looking for ‘US Born Citizens [white] who are local within 60 miles from Dallas, TX [Don’t share with candidates]’

In March 2023, a recruiter for Arthur Grand Technologies posted a job advertisement looking for ‘US Born Citizens [white] who are local within 60 miles from Dallas, TX [Don’t share with candidates]’

A tech company in Virginia has been fined thousands of dollars by the Justice Department over a job advert seeking “whites only” candidates.

In March 2023, a recruiter for Arthur Grand Technologies, an information technology services firm based in Ashburn, posted a job advertisement on the recruitment website Indeed for a business analyst for the company’s sales and insurance claims team.

The job posting said that the company was looking for “US Born Citizens [white] who are local within 60 miles from Dallas, TX [Don’t share with candidates]”, according to the DOJ.

  • @OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml
    8•1 month ago

    but when you want non-whites only, it is not racist and no one gets sued?

    That is also illegal. You’re only allowed to do it for actors and things like scholarships for disadvantaged groups iirc

    • @KevonLooney@lemm.ee
      7•1 month ago

      It’s not pervasive like that white dude (yes, we know he’s a white guy) suggests, but you can find companies with a hiring preference because they need to balance out their workforce. If you only hire people who look like you because they’re “the only talented people” or “they fit the culture”, you should balance it out with different people.

      Basically to have a diverse workforce you can’t leave it up to chance or it won’t happen.