Zoom faces legal problems for denying a job to a 'dreamer' because of his immigration status.

An immigrant of Mexican origin, protected under Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals ( DACA ) , that is, with permission to work in the United States, was rejected from a job opportunity at Zoom, due to his immigration status , according to a lawsuit filed in Seattle, Washington.

The Dreamer graduated in 2017 in applied mathematics at the University of Central Arkansas, then contacted by a recruiter through LinkedIn to form part of a p rogram engineering data Zoom Video Communications Inc .

Everything seemed to be going well, he passed the first two interviews, where they questioned him about whether he needed sponsorship to work in the country, he replied that he did not, because he had an Employment Authorization.

During the third interview the problems began, since he was cornered to say what was the permit to stay in the US and when he said that he had DACA the recruiter commented that that "would be a problem" , without specifying the reason.

The 'dreamer' decided to take this unfair process to court, where he asks for compensation, support for the emotional anguish caused, punitive damages and compensation for the fees and costs of his lawyers.

The plaintiff is represented by Maloney O'Laughlin PLLC, who allege that their client was notified by email that he would not get the position, due to "migration."

The young man details the stress to which he was exposed to apply for the job, so that he was not finally hired, despite his immigration protection.

"He had sacrificed a significant amount of time preparing for multiple rounds of interviews with Zoom and had never before experienced such blatant discrimination in a professional setting, making him feel disposable and worthless, " the complaint says.

The lawsuit establishes two claims for damages for violation of Washington's Law Against Discrimination and under federal law, according to Law360.

Although they have to renew their DACA every two years, this immigration protection allows the legal stay of a 'dreamer' in the country, as well as authorization to study or work.