{"id":159593,"date":"2026-08-05T10:59:56","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T18:59:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/08\/05\/openai-to-pay-3-2-million-over-alleged-preference-for-foreign-workers\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T10:59:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T18:59:56","slug":"openai-to-pay-3-2-million-over-alleged-preference-for-foreign-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/08\/05\/openai-to-pay-3-2-million-over-alleged-preference-for-foreign-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"OpenAI to Pay $3.2 Million Over Alleged Preference for Foreign Workers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The case was based on five allegations of citizenship status discrimination against OpenAI and one against Statsig between 2023 and 2025, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/~\/t\/0\/0\/law\/legal-news\/~https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/crt\/media\/1455621\/dl\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">settlement agreement<\/a>.<img loading=\"lazy\" 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allegations of citizenship status discrimination against OpenAI and one against Statsig between 2023 and 2025, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/~\/t\/0\/0\/law\/legal-news\/~https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/crt\/media\/1455621\/dl\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">settlement agreement<\/a>.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\" hspace=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/~\/i\/966634313\/0\/law\/legal-news\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div><a title=\"Add to FaceBook\" href=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/_\/2\/966634313\/law\/legal-news\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/i\/fbshare20.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a>\u00a0<a title=\"Like on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/_\/28\/966634313\/law\/legal-news\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"20\" 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