Meta sued for allegedly firing manager who refused to sign an ‘inaccurate’ immigration letter

Meta sued for allegedly firing manager who refused to sign an ‘inaccurate’ immigration letter A sign in front of Meta headquarters in April 2022 in Menlo Park, California. · HR Dive · Justin Sullivan via Getty Images Ginger Christ Wed, August 19, 2026 at 12:29 PM EDT 2 min read META This story was originally published on HR Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily HR Dive newsletter . Dive Brief: Meta Platforms Inc. allegedly fired a manager for refusing to sign an immigration reference letter he believed was inaccurate, according to a lawsuit filed Monday in a New Jersey federal district court.  The letter was meant to support an I-140 EB-2 National Interest Waiver petition for a product designer at the company but "materially overstated" the worker's actual role, the complaint alleged. The manager revised the letter so that it only included statements he "could truthfully endorse." He alleged retaliation under Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866 and the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, among other claims, after later being terminated despite not having a "documented performance deficiency that explained or justified his termination." Meta did not respond to a request for comment. Dive Insight: Generally, an employer can file an EB-2 petition after securing a labor certification from the U.S. Department of Labor, per U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. "USCIS, however, can waive the requirement of a job offer, and thus,…