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Silicon Valley firm Palantir Technologies is being sued by the US government over alleged "systematic" discrimination against Asian applicants and members of staff.
A lawsuit has been filed which alleges that the firm has used discriminatory recruitment procedures since 2010.
The US Department of Labor is seeking compensation for those affected, including lost wages and promotions.
Palantir Technologies said it "firmly denied" the allegations.
"We are disappointed that the Department of Labor chose to proceed with an administrative action and firmly deny the allegations," the company said in a statement shared by The Wall Street Journal (subscription website).
"Despite repeated efforts to highlight the results of our hiring practices, the Department of Labor relies on a narrow and flawed statistical analysis relating to three job descriptions from 2010 to 2011."
The US Department of Labor has sued no company for discriminating against Americans.
(Score: 2) by bradley13 on Wednesday September 28 2016, @08:22AM
I only skimmed TFA, but it is unclear whether they are accused of discriminating against (a) Americans of asian descent, or (b) foreigner from Asia.
If the first, there might be a problem. If the latter, this makes no sense whatsoever.
Everyone is somebody else's weirdo.