India, Oct. 18 -- The US Justice Department and Department of Labor have reached a $2 million settlement with data management company Cloudera over allegations that it discriminated against qualified American workers during recruitment for employment-based green cards, barring the company from the labor certification program for two years.

Announced on October 16, the settlement requires Cloudera to establish a $1.4 million fund to compensate eligible US workers through back pay and pay $600,000 in civil penalties to the federal government. The company, headquartered in Santa Clara, California, will also face enhanced monitoring, revised compliance procedures and reporting requirements.

The action comes as the Trump administration inten...