Department of Justice Obtains Settlement Based on AI-Generated Job Advertisements
On Wednesday February 25 th , the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Civil Rights Division announced a settlement with Elegant Enterprise-Wide Solutions, an IT professional services company, alleging that their job advertisements generated by artificial intelligence (AI) violated the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). The DOJ alleges that the job advertisements generated by an AI tool included citizenship status requirements stating that applicants must have H-1B, OPT, or H-4 visas. As these are types of work authorization visas, listing them as a requirement in the job advertisement would have the effect of screening out US workers . Section 1324b of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) prohibits discrimination in recruiting and hiring based on citizenship status. The terms of the settlement include payment of a civil penalty and reviewing and revising employment policies to ensure they comply with the INA. Elegant Enterprise-Wide Solutions also agreed to conduct train...