Georgia based Rug Manufacturer in Settlement Talks with Department of Justice for Document Abuse
The Justice Department’s December 30, 2011 announcement of its negotiation of a settlement with small Georgia rug manufacturer shows all businesses run big risks for violating Federal Civil Rights and other employment discrimination laws. The Justice Department announced on December 30th that the firm has agreed to pay $10,000 in back pay and civil penalties, and to undergo training on proper employment eligibility […]
Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Virginia Based Ship Repair Company
The Justice Department announced today that it reached a settlement with a Virginia based ship repair company who were found to have engaged in a pattern or practice of discrimination by imposing unnecessary and additional documentary requirements on work-authorized non-U.S. citizens when establishing their eligibility to work in the United States. The investigations revealed that […]
Form I-9 Inspections & Penalties
On November 6, 1986, the enactment of the Immigration Reform and Control Act required employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of their employees and created criminal and civil sanctions for employment related violations. The Act requires employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all individuals hired in the United States after […]
Common Form I-9 Mistakes
The Department of Justice’s Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer found a Drywall Services, in Washington engaged in more than 200 separate violations of the I-9 rules and ordered the company to pay $173,250 in penalties, even though the company had no history of prior related violations and none of the employees in question […]
Head of Arizona Drywall Company Pleads Guilty to Charges in ICE Worksite Investigation
The president of a drywall and stucco company in Arizona pleaded guilty Friday to federal criminal charges resulting from a probe by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) that revealed he hired unauthorized alien workers. . As part of the plea agreement, the top executive of the company agreed to pay $225,000 […]