New Delhi, Oct. 20 -- California-based data management firm Cloudera has agreed to a settlement with the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Labor following allegations that the company discriminated against qualified US workers when it filed for Green Cards for foreign workers.

The department added that the firm has been banned from participating in the Permanent Labor Certification (PERM) programme for two years. PERM is the mandatory first step for US employers to sponsor a foreign worker for a permanent employment-based green card.

Cloudera's PERM suspension was announced earlier this year, before President Donald Trump's administration imposed a ban on eight tech companies, including Microsoft and Adobe.

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