Justice Dept files suit against Facebook for discriminating against U.S. workers

Re:Justice Dept files suit against Facebook for discriminati... by safog on Thursday December 03, 2020 @04:30PM (#25295317)

> All those consulting firms like Tata Consulting Services are gaming the H1B process, middle manning the employees, and in result Facebook, Home Depot, and others hire them for 1/3 or 1/2 less.

This tells me you have no clue what you're talking about

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Re:Justice Dept files suit against Facebook for discriminati... by lazyasciiart on Thursday December 03, 2020 @05:29PM (#25296151)

This tells me you are unaware of the practice of contracting programmers. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/03/09/tech-co...

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Re:Justice Dept files suit against Facebook for discriminati... by safog on Thursday December 03, 2020 @08:12PM (#25297779)

You really believe Google and Facebook are hiring SWEs and paying them 1/2 of what they pay Americans? Yes contractors are a thing, but the impact is being way overstated.

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Re:Justice Dept files suit against Facebook for discriminati... by sidlls on Thursday December 03, 2020 @09:12PM (#25298142)

I have been targeted (for software development roles) by firms who contract for Google (and, I would assume, other FAANG companies) with hourly rates quoted below $100 per hour.

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