The U.S. Departments of Justice and Labor secured a coordinated enforcement settlement with Cloudera Inc. after finding the company discriminated against qualified U.S. workers in recruitment under the Permanent Labor Certification (PERM) program. The resolution, which settles a DOJ lawsuit alleging discrimination in hiring for seven PERM positions and follows DOL’s earlier suspension of Cloudera’s PERM processing, imposes a two-year bar on Cloudera’s participation in PERM, requires a $1.4 million back-pay fund for U.S. applicants who were denied fair consideration, and levies $600,000 in civil penalties.
The agreement also mandates enhanced compliance measures - improved PERM procedures, monitoring, reporting, and comprehensive training for relevant staff and recruiters - to prevent future violations and ensure adherence to federal labor and anti-discrimination laws. Officials characterized the debarment as one of DOL’s most significant sanctions to protect the integrity of employment-based immigration and U.S. worker opportunities. The action is the fourteenth settlement under the Protecting U.S. Workers Initiative relaunched in 2025, with DOJ stating it will continue seeking maximum penalties, back pay where warranted, and enforcement tools to deter employers from restricting job consideration based on citizenship status.
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