General Motors Reaches $365K Settlement With US DoJ Regarding Immigration-Related Discrimination

  • The U.S. Justice Department has secured a settlement agreement with General Motors Company GM regarding the department’s allegation that the automaker violated Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).
  • Under the terms of the agreement, the automaker will pay $365,000 in civil penalties to the U.S.
  • The department’s investigation of GM revealed that the company’s violations stemmed in part from its failure to properly consider the INA’s nondiscrimination requirements when also complying with export control laws.
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  • The investigation determined that until at least September 2021, GM’s export compliance assessments unnecessarily required lawful permanent residents to provide an unexpired foreign passport as a condition of employment, imposing a discriminatory barrier on them in the hiring process.
  • The agreement also requires GM to train its personnel on the INA’s requirements, revise its employment policies and be subject to departmental monitoring and reporting requirements.
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  • Price Action: GM shares are trading lower by 1.02% at $34.97 in premarket on the last check Wednesday.
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