U.S. Department of Labor sues Palantir for racial discrimination(techcrunch.com)

18 pointsby pboutros10 jaar geleden3 comments

U.S. Department of Labor sues Palantir for racial discrimination

https://techcrunch.com/2016/09/26/u-s-department-of-labor-sues-palantir-for-racial-discrimination/

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nfoz10 jaar geleden

> In one example cited in the lawsuit, the Labor Department says Palantir hired 14 non-Asian applicants and 11 Asian applicants from a pool of more than 1,160 qualified people, 85% of whom were Asian. The likelihood of that happening from chance is one in 3.4 million, according to the lawsuit.

Wow. What position were they applying for? I wonder how their application and selection process works.

skoczymroczny10 jaar geleden

If they hired 85% of Asian people, wouldn't they be sued for racial discrimination and favoring Asian people?

oh right, you can't discriminate against white people.

savvyraccoon10 jaar geleden

1,160 qualified people? How do the Labor Department define qualified? Did Palantir interview all of them?