Justice Department Settles Immigration-Related Discrimination Claim Against Illinois Staffing Agency
The Justice Department today reached an agreement with an Illinois based staffing agency resolving claims that the staffing company violated the anti-discrimination provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). The Justice Department’s investigation was initiated based on a referral from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) under a memorandum of agreement between the […]
Justice Department Releases Spanish Language Video About Discrimination in Employment Eligibility Verification
The Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department announced today the launch of its first Spanish-language educational video. The video was developed by the Office of Special Counsel (OSC) for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices to assist employers in avoiding charges of discrimination in the Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9 process and to assist employees to […]
Users Give E-Verify High Scores
E-Verify has received exceptionally high scores from its customers in the American Customer Satisfaction Survey (ACSI) for each of the four years it has been rated, each year far surpassing the federal average. Further, every year E-Verify’s score has increased – the 2012 score is four points higher than 2010. In 2012, over 1,300 E-Verify […]
Justice Department Reaches Settlement with flower distributors to Resolve Immigration-Related Retaliation Claim
The Justice Department announced today that it reached an agreement with flower distributors to resolve allegations that the company retaliated against a man for asserting rights under the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). The Justice Department initiated the investigation after receiving a complaint from a work-authorized immigrant that the company rescinded […]
Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Florida Healthcare Staffing Company to Resolve Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices
The Justice Department reached a settlement agreement today with a healthcare staffing company based in Casselberry, Fla., resolving allegations that the company posted discriminatory job advertisements on the internet. According to the department’s investigation, hundreds of the Healthcare Professionals’ internet-based job postings contained discriminatory language, impermissibly preferring foreign-trained individuals seeking permanent residence or H-1B visa […]
Justice Department Reaches Settlement with a Houston College to Resolve Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices
The Justice Department announced today that it has reached an agreement with Houston based college resolving allegations that the college violated the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). The college employs approximately 6,000 employees across 20 campuses and is one of the largest community colleges in the country. 
 
The Justice Department’s investigation […]