Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Against California Bakery Over Discrimination Against Foreign-Born Worker
The Justice Department announced today that it reached a settlement with a bakery with two stores in the San Francisco Bay Area.  The settlement resolves allegations that the bakery violated the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) by engaging in discriminatory documentary practices. Specifically, the Justice Department’s Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices […]
Justice Department Reaches Settlement to Resolve Claim of Citizenship Status Hiring Discrimination in Waterloo, Iowa
The Justice Department announced today that it has reached an agreement with the city of Waterloo, Iowa, resolving allegations that the city violated the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). The department initiated its investigation after a charge was filed by a work-authorized, lawful permanent resident alleging that the city refused to […]
Ohio restaurant owners, managers indicted for hiring illegal workers
A federal grand jury returned a 23-count indictment charging six people for their roles in a conspiracy to hire illegal workers at a chain of restaurants in Stark and Summit counties and pay them less than minimum wage and sometimes only in tips. The indictments are the result of a joint investigation by U.S. Immigration […]
Justice Department and San Francisco Restaurant Settle Immigration-Related Discrimination Claim
The Justice Department today reached an agreement with a restaurant in San Francisco resolving claims that the company violated the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). In a charge filed with the department, a work-authorized immigrant alleged, and the department found, that the restaurant improperly rejected valid work-authorization documents when re-verifying her […]
Eastern Kansas restaurant manager indicted for harboring illegal aliens
A restaurant manager in eastern Kansas was indicted in federal court Friday on nine counts related to hiring and harboring illegal aliens for his business. This indictment resulted from a criminal investigation conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). The owner of the restaurant is charged with four counts of harboring […]
Justice Department Reaches Settlement with a Texas based staffing company to Resolve Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices
The Justice Department announced today that it has reached an agreement with a staffing company in Texas and its related entities resolving allegations that the companies violated the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). The Department’s investigation was initiated based on a referral from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). The investigation […]
Justice Department Settles Immigration-related Discrimination Claim Against Alabama Employment Agency
The Justice Department today reached an agreement with an Alabama employment agency based in Birmingham, Ala., resolving claims that the employment agency violated the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). The department’s independent investigation was initiated based on evidence uncovered during the investigation of a related retaliation charge filed against the agency. The […]
Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Rhode Island Company to Resolve Immigration-related Unfair Employment Practices
The Justice Department announced today that it has reached an agreement with a warehousing, distribution, light assembly and packaging company resolving allegations that the company violated the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act. The department’s investigation was initiated based on a referral from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). The department’s investigation found […]
Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Leading Facility Services Company
The Justice Department announced today that it has reached an agreement with a leading facility services company resolving allegations that the company violated the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). The company, with headquarters in San Antonio, Texas, employs approximately 15,000 employees in the United States. The Justice Department’s investigation was initiated […]