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For Customers + Bloomberg Anywhere Remote Login + Software Updates + Manage Contracts and Orders Support Americas+1 212 318 2000 EMEA+44 20 7330 7500 Asia Pacific+65 6212 1000 We use cookies.Learn MoreAccept [icon-searc][icon-hambu][icon-hambu] News [icon-chevr] Podcasts Research Tools [icon-chevr] Bloomberg Law Log In Sign Up For Newsletter Bloomberg Law * Antitrust * Artificial Intelligence * Banking Law * Bankruptcy Law * Before the Bar * Benefits & Executive Comp * Bloomberg Law Analysis * Business & Practice * Cannabis * Capital Markets * Class Action * Crypto * Daily Labor Report (r) * Energy * Environment & Energy * ESG * Federal Contracting * Health Law & Business * Immigration * In-House Counsel * Insurance * International Trade * IP Law * Legal Ethics * Legal Ops & Tech * Litigation * Litigation Finance * Mergers & Acquisitions * Occupational Safety * PFAS Project * Pharma & Life Sciences * Privacy & Data Security Law * Private Equity * Product Liability & Toxics Law * Securities Law * Social Justice & Diversity * Tech & Telecom Law * US Law Week * White Collar & Criminal Law Bloomberg Tax * Daily Tax Report (r) * Daily Tax Report: International * Daily Tax Report: State * Financial Accounting * Payroll * Tax Insights & Commentary * Tax Management International * Tax Management Memo * Transfer Pricing * Brief Analyzer * Draft Analyzer * Dockets * Practical Guidance * Points of Law Daily Labor Report (r) [] Jonathan Hurtarte/Bloomberg Law [icon-print]Print[icon-email]Email Share To:[icon-Faceb]Facebook [icon-Linke]LinkedIn [26_AUTO_ic] July 2, 2024, 5:17 PM UTC Meta Ruling Gives US Citizens Path to Sue for Alleged H-1B Abuse By Andrew Kreighbaum and Khorri Atkinson Deep Dive Andrew Kreighbaum Andrew Kreighbaum Reporter [icon-email][20_AUTO_ic] Khorri Atkinson Khorri Atkinson Senior Labor & Employment Reporter [icon-email][20_AUTO_ic] * Ruling creates circuit split over scope of Section 1981 * Lawsuits more likely as law less restrictive than Title VII, INA A recent federal appeals court ruling against Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. has the potential to open a new pathway for US citizens to sue over alleged preference for immigrant workers. A divided three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit last week held that US citizens have standing to bring bias cases under Section 1981 of the 1866 Civil Rights Act, which bans race discrimination in the making and enforcement of contracts. The law was passed to guarantee Black Americans the same rights as White citizens. But the Ninth Circuit agreed with Purushothaman Rajaram, a ... Learn more about Bloomberg Law or Log In to keep reading: Learn About Bloomberg Law AI-powered legal analytics, workflow tools and premium legal & business news. Learn more Already a subscriber? Log in to keep reading or access research tools. Log In (c) 2024 Bloomberg Industry Group, Inc. 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