Hewlett Packard Enterprise Accused of Not Hiring ‘Dreamer’ (1)

Hewlett Packard Enterprise refused to hire a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals participant for a full-time position because the company wrongly believed it needed to sponsor him for a visa, according to a new lawsuit filed in the Northern District of California.

The complaint filed on behalf of Peruvian-born Carlos Abanto Shinno accuses HPE of alienage and national origin discrimination in violation of the Civil Rights Act of 1866 (42 U.S.C. §1981). After refusing to hire Abanto, HPE allegedly hired a less experienced employee who was white and born in the U.S.

HPE, which is reviewing the complaint, said it’s ...