Rajaram v. Meta Platforms, Inc., 105 F.4th 1179 (9th Cir. 2024)

Plaintiff Purushothaman Rajaram, a naturalized U.S. citizen, applied unsuccessfully to work for Meta Platforms, Inc. several times.  Rajaram alleged that Meta refused to hire him because it preferred to hire noncitizens holding an H-1B visa to whom Meta could pay lower wages.  Rajaram’s sole claim in this lawsuit was that Meta violated 42