Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Georgia Company to Resolve Immigration-related Unfair Employment Practices
The Justice Department announced today that it reached an agreement with a Georgia based company, resolving allegations that the company violated the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division initiated its investigation of the company in 2012, based on a claim by an individual who called a […]
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 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Department initiated the investigation after receiving a complaint from a work-authorized immigrant that the company rescinded […]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 Settles Immigration-Based Discrimination Claim Against New York Hospital
The Justice Department announced today that it reached an agreement with a hospital in Queens, N.Y., resolving claims that the hospital violated the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), when it required newly hired lawful permanent residents to provide more or different documents during the Form I-9 employment eligibility verification process. The […]
Justice Department Reaches Settlement with New York Manufacturer to Resolve Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices
The Justice Department announced today that it reached a settlement agreement with a company based in Rome, N.Y., which manufactures custom and prototype cables, wire harnesses and electro-mechanical assemblies. Â The agreement resolves allegations that the company violated the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) by limiting its hiring practices to […]
Justice Department Settles Discrimination Claim Against Oregon Homecare Provider
The Justice Department announced today that it reached an agreement with a home care provider for sick and elderly patients in Tigard, Ore. Â The agreement resolved claims that the provider violated the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), when it demanded unnecessary documentation from a newly naturalized citizen in response to […]
Justice Department Settles Immigration-Related Discrimination Claim Against North Carolina Company
The Justice Department announced today that it reached an agreement with a North Carolina company resolving claims that the company violated the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), when it terminated three employees based on the incorrect assumption that they were undocumented foreign nationals when they were in fact U.S. citizens. The […]
ICE fines Maine companies hiring unlawful employees
Following an investigation and audit of Form I-9 documents by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations, eight Maine employers were fined a total of $78,966.50 in fiscal year (FY) 2012 for various employment violations. The inspection of the employers’ documents is part of HSI’s worksite enforcement strategy that launched in 2009 to […]
ICE fines Massachusetts companies hiring unlawful employees
 worksite enforcement strategy holds employers accountable for violations
Following an investigation and audit of Form I-9 documents by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations,17 Massachusetts employers were fined a total of $349,619.54 in fiscal year (FY) 2012 for various employment violations. The inspection of the employers’ documents is part of HSI’s worksite enforcement strategy that launched in 2009 to reduce […]