WASHINGTON, D.C. – October 20, 2026 (STL.News) Instacart, the San Francisco-based grocery delivery technology company operated by Maplebear Inc., has agreed to a $5 million settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to resolve allegations that its recruitment practices discriminated against American workers in favor of foreign workers holding temporary employment visas. The settlement, announced Tuesday, October 20, 2026, follows a joint federal investigation into Instacart’s hiring procedures under the Permanent Labor Certification (PERM) program, which allows employers to sponsor certain foreign workers for permanent residency after demonstrating that qualified U.S.
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