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Labor Department Suspends Cloudera From PERM for 180 Days as DOJ Alleges Biased Hiring

The action signals tighter, coordinated enforcement of PERM/H‑1B rules under Project Firewall.

Tom Reilly, chief executive officer of Cloudera Inc., stands during the company's initial public offering (IPO) on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., on Friday, April 28, 2017. U.S. stocks remained near record highs, Treasuries dropped and oil closed in on $50 a barrel even after the world's biggest economy reported its slowest pace of expansion in three years. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg
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Overview

  • Cloudera lost access to the PERM green‑card certification process for 180 days under a Labor Department order, and officials said the pause could be extended based on ongoing inquiries.
  • The Justice Department filed a civil complaint accusing Cloudera of designing a recruitment track that shut out qualified U.S. applicants, including by listing a wrong email address for applications.
  • The case will be decided by the DOJ’s Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer, and the allegations have not been proven.
  • Acting Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling said the firm violated the Immigration and Nationality Act by favoring foreign workers, while Civil Rights Division chief Harmeet Dhillon warned employers not to use PERM as a backdoor to exclude U.S. workers.
  • PERM requires employers to prove no qualified U.S. workers are available before sponsoring a green card, and agencies say violations can bring fines, back pay, on‑site reviews, and even disbarment as part of a wider tech‑sector crackdown.