Virginia tech company admonished for 'Whites only' job posting

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Arthur Grand Technologies blamed a disgruntled worker for posting a discriminatory job listing.

A Virginia company's job listing inviting only White people and the U.S.-born to apply for a position didn't just raise eyebrows online — it also caught the attention of the U.S. government.Arthur Grand Technologies' job advertisement last year restricted eligible candidates to 'only US Born Citizens ' and those living within 60 miles of Dallas, Texas, noted the U.S. Department of Justice, which determined that the Ashburn, Va.

'It is shameful that in the 21st century, we continue to see employers using 'whites only' and 'only US born' job postings to lock out otherwise eligible job candidates of color,' Kristen Clarke, assistant attorney general with the department's civil rights division, said in a statement. 'I share the public's outrage at Arthur Grand's appalling and discriminatory ban on job candidates based on citizenship status, national origin, color and race.

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