Instacart to pay $5M over hiring discrimination claims

SAN FRANCISCO — The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division reached a $5 million settlement with the company behind Instacart, an online delivery service, which allegedly engaged in national origin and citizenship discrimination by preferring workers with temporary employment visas over workers of American national origin. $1 million will be paid in civil penalties and the other $4 million will be placed in a settlement fund for workers who applied between December 2023 and February 2026.Read the press release here.Subscribe to our free newslettersOur weekly newsletter Closing Arguments offers the latest about ongoing trials, major litigation and rulings in courthouses around the U.S. and the world, while the monthly Under the Lights dishes the legal dirt from Hollywood, sports, Big Tech and the arts.Additional Reads