US Tech Firm to Pay $38,000 in Penalties , After Posting Job Ad for ‘Whites Only’.<br />In March 2023, Virginia tech firm Arthur Grand Technologies posted a discriminating job ad on Indeed.com, 'The Guardian' reports. .<br />The ad read, "Only U.S. Born Citizens [white] who are local within 60 miles from Dallas.".<br />"[Don't share with candidates]," it added.<br />The ad quickly found attention on <br />social media and via numerous news outlets.<br />Within two months of being posted, the Department of Justice's civil rights division launched an investigation into the company. .<br />On May 23, Arthur Grand Technologies <br />agreed to pay over $38,000 in penalties.<br />$7,500 will go to the U.S. Treasury, <br />and $31,000 will be awarded to those <br />who filed discrimination complaints.<br />$7,500 will go to the U.S. Treasury, <br />and $31,000 will be awarded to those <br />who filed discrimination complaints.<br />The company will also be required to <br />"train its workers on the Immigration and Nationality Act," 'The Guardian' reports. .<br />Arthur Grand CEO Sheik Rahmathullah "vehemently denies any guilt or wrongdoing in relation to the discriminatory job posting," instead blaming a disgruntled employee.<br />Upon discovering this, we took <br />immediate and decisive action to <br />ensure that this type of incident <br />will never happen again, including <br />the immediate termination of <br />the responsible employee, Arthur Grand CEO Sheik Rahmathullah, via statement
