E-Verify is an Internet-based electronic verification system used by employers and administered by USCIS that confirms an individual's employment eligibility. Settlement Press ReleaseSettlement Agreement, SOS Employment Group (Unfair Documentary Practices) August 2013. Poulan Pecan (Unfair Documentary Practices) March 2013. IERs investigation found that UPS discriminated against a newly hired lawful permanent resident in Jacksonville, Florida, by asking him for his Permanent Resident Card and work visa, to prove his permission to work, even though he had already shown his drivers license and unrestricted social security card, which were sufficient proof. Maricopa County Community College District (Unfair Documentary Practices) May 2011. 1324b(a)(1), by refusing to hire him because of his status as a conditional Lawful Permanent Resident even though the Districts hiring committee rated him as the most qualified applicant. Under the settlement agreement, Quantum will pay a civil penalty of $4500 to the United States, train its employees on the requirements of the INAs anti-discrimination provision, and be subject to departmental monitoring and reporting requirements. On May 27, 2015, the Justice Department issued a press release announcing it reached a settlement agreement with Luis Esparza Services, Inc. The Data Entry Company (Citizenship Status) May 2015. Under the terms of the agreement, Omnibus Express will establish a $208,000 back pay fund to compensate victims, pay $37,800 in civil penalties to the United States, and be subject to departmental monitoring of its hiring and recruiting practices for a period of two years. 1324b, and undergo departmental monitoring for 3 years. PLEASE READ THIS NOTICE CAREFULLY. On May 28, 2019, IER signed a settlement agreement with Stanislaus County to resolve IERs reasonable-cause determination that Stanislaus County delayed the reinstatement of a deputy sheriff based on his citizenship status, despite receiving documentation showing that he satisfied the applicable state-law citizenship requirement, and imposed unlawful citizenship status restrictions in job advertisements and screening questionnaires. Many of the employers also posted unlawful and discriminatory advertisements on other college job recruitment platforms. The company will also work with the department to identify and pay back pay to additional potential victims that suffered economic harm as a result of the practice. 1324b. The injunctive relief applies to any new location of the restaurant that opens in the year following the settlement. Law Resources will pay an additional $3,000 civil penalty for its retaliation and offer $11,875 in back pay to the Charging Party. The company mistakenly believed that the worker had provided an Employment Authorization Document for hire, and when the document expired, the company violated 8 U.S.C. On July 27, 2020, IER signed a settlement agreement with ASTA CRS, Inc., based in Ashburn, VA, resolving claims that ASTA had imposed unlawful citizenship-status restrictions in a job advertisement. Neither of these citizenship status requirements were required to comply with Oregon law and thus the investigation found that the City of Eugene violated the INA's anti-discrimination provision. Under the terms of the settlement agreement, Kelly Services will pay $1,888.60 in back pay to the injured party, $1,100 in civil penalties, and receive training on the anti-discrimination provision of the INA. 1st Class Staffing, LLC (Unfair Documentary Practices) December 2016. Stanislaus County (Citizenship Status) May 2019. On August 5, 2013, the Department of Justice issued a press release announcing that it filed a complaint with the Executive Office of Immigration Review's Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer against Autobuses Ejecutivos LLC d/b/a Omnibus Express, alleging that it engaged in employment discrimination in the hiring process based on citizenship status. International, Inc. (Unfair Documentary Practices) May 2021. On November 18, 2021, IER signed a settlement agreement that resolves a reasonable cause finding that SV Donuts One LLC (SV Donuts) committed an unfair documentary practice in violation of 8 U.S.C. The settlement agreement provided for various remedies, including $83,600 in civil penalties, $20,000 in back pay for any injured parties, training, and monitoring. A lock (LockA locked padlock) or https:// means youve safely connected to the .gov website. On January 7, 2013, the Department of Justice issued a press release announcing that it reached a settlement agreement with Centerplate, Inc., to resolve allegations that the company engaged in a pattern or practice of Unfair Documentary Practices against work-authorized immigrants. The settlement requires Technology Hubs employees and agents to undergo training, pay a $12,000 civil penalty, revise its policies and procedures, and undergo monitoring for three years to ensure compliance. On June 22, 2016, the Division issued a press release announcing it reached a settlement agreement with Macys, resolving violations of 8 U.S.C. Temple Beth El (Unfair Documentary Practices) June 2022. IERs investigation revealed that the Housing Authority, due to the Injured Partys citizenship status, requested more and different documentation from him than required, thereby refusing to honor his valid ID and unrestricted Social Security card. A Saskatchewan-based class action lawsuit filed for certification alleges coerced sterilization of Indigenous women is yielding reports from more than one hundred women across Canada who say they . On December 9, 2015, an OSC attorney gave a webinar presentation to the two co-owners pursuant to a court Order. On May 29, 2019, IER signed a settlement agreement with El Expreso Bus Company (El Expreso), resolving IERs reasonable cause conclusion that the company failed to consider U.S. workers for its temporary bus driving position in 2016 because it preferred to hire temporary H-2B visa workers for those positions, in violation of 8 USC 1324b(a)(1). 1. Under the settlement agreement, SK Food Group will identify and provide back pay to individuals who suffered lost wages between July 2012 to the present, as a result of the company's alleged discriminatory documentary practices; pay $40,500 in civil penalties to the United States; undergo training on the anti-discrimination provision of the INA; and be subject to monitoring of its employment eligibility verification practices for one year. On March 9, 2015, the Justice Department issued a press release announcing it reached a settlement agreement with Hilton Worldwide, Inc. (Hilton), resolving allegations that Hilton discriminated against an asylee by rejecting his valid work authorization documentation and requiring him to provide a DHS-issued document to prove he was work-authorized. 1324b when the company prohibited him from working following a background check which revealed a purported error in his Social Security number. The company also agreed to train relevant employees about the anti-discrimination requirements of 8 U.S.C. On June 15, 2016, the Division signed a settlement agreement with Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) resolving allegations of unfair documentary practices against two work-authorized individuals based on citizenship status in violation of 8 U.S.C. CytoSport and Muscle Milk: False Advertising If you bought certain CytoSport or. Allied Universal Security Services, LLC and North Central Mental Health: Case Number: 2:2022cv02392: Filed: June 6, 2022: Court: US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio: Presiding Judge: Edmund A Sargus: Referring Judge: Chelsey M Vascura: Nature of Suit: Labor: Family and Medical Leave Act: Cause of Action: 29 U.S.C. Under the terms of the settlement, Mortons agreed to provide back pay in the amounts of $2,880 and $5,715.62 to two employees, pay a $2,200 civil penalty to the U.S. Treasury, and train Mortons Portland employees on federal protections for workers against citizenship status and national origin discrimination. On October 15, 2015, the Justice Department issued a press release announcing it reached a settlement agreement with North American Shipbuilding, resolving an OSC investigation. On February 25, 2019, IER reached a settlement with CFA Institute (CFAI), to resolve a reasonable cause finding that the company violated the Immigration and Nationality Acts anti-discrimination provision by preferring to hire as exam graders CFAI members with H-1B or similar high-skill temporary visas over its U.S. worker members, based on citizenship status. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), found that El Rancho required lawful permanent residents to present a new employment eligibility document after being hired when their Permanent Resident cards expired, even though the Form I-9 and E-Verify rules prohibit this practice because lawful permanent residents have permanent work authorization in the United States, even after their Permanent Resident cards expire. Under the terms of the settlement agreement, North American Shipbuilding will pay a $1,750 civil penalty to the United States; offer to pay the charging party $15,000 in back pay in exchange for a release of claims; submit to training by the Office of Special Counsel; and take other remedial measures. On October 11, 2017, the Division reached a settlement agreement with InMotion Software, LLC, a Texas-based software development recruiter, resolving an investigation into whether the company retaliated against a work-authorized individual because a worker asserted her rights under 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(6). 1324b, and be subject to departmental monitoring and reporting requirements. The agreement requires R.E.E. Under the agreement, Ascension will pay a civil penalty of $84,832 to the United States, revise its policies and procedures, train relevant employees and agents on the requirements of the INAs anti-discrimination provision, and be subject to departmental reporting requirements during the agreements three-year term. Under the settlement agreement, Randstad will pay a civil penalty of $135,000 to the United States, and provide $909 in back pay to the affected worker. Onin Staffing, LLC (Unfair Documentary Practices) December 2019. Under the terms of the agreement Sinai will pay a civil penalty of $7,000, train relevant employees about the requirements of 8 U.S.C. The FDA has cautioned parents to avoid Similac, Alimentum, and . On June 21, 2010, the Division signed an agreement with Macys and a Charging Party resolving claims of citizenship status discrimination during the employment eligibility verification process based on an alleged pattern or practice of requesting specific documents from non-U.S. citizens, but not U.S. citizens, to complete the Form I-9. Settlement Press Release Settlement Agreement, Aero Precision (Citizenship Status) November 2022. The company paid a $500 civil penalty and will be subject to monitoring by the Office of Special Counsel for one year. WesPak Inc. (Unfair Documentary Practices) May 2019. The claim alleged IGC requested more or different documents than required from lawful permanent residents but not U.S. citizens during the reverification process. Settlement Press Release Settlement Agreement, Cloud Peritus (Unfair Documentary Practices) May 2022. Settlement Press Release Settlement Agreement, Carrillo Farm Labor, LLC (Citizenship Status) May 2017. The settlement agreement requires Clifford Chance to, among other things: 1) pay $132,000 in civil penalties; 2) train relevant employees about the requirements of 8 U.S.C. On November 16, 2017, the Division signed a settlement agreement with Washington Potato Company resolving an investigation alleging that its Form I-9 employment eligibility verification practices at the Freeze Pack facility, which it operated, violated the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act. 500 civil penalty and will be subject to departmental monitoring and reporting requirements Charging Party retaliation and $., Aero Precision ( Citizenship Status ) May 2022 than required from permanent! 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