OpenAI to Pay $3.2 Million Settling DOJ Claims It Favored Foreign Visa Workers Over US Applicants

OpenAI and its subsidiary Statsig will pay $3.2 million to settle Justice Department claims they discriminated against US job applicants by favoring foreign workers on temporary visas in recruiting and hiring. The DOJ cited tactics including paper-only applications, late-night radio ads, and no external job postings. OpenAI denied wrongdoing but agreed to policy revisions, training, and DOJ monitoring.