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. 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. 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 […]
Kansas corporation admits knowingly hiring illegal alien to run McDonald’s franchise
A Kansas corporation agreed to plead guilty Wednesday to an immigration charge after a federal investigation showed that the manager of one of its McDonald’s restaurants in Wichita was an illegal alien. This announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom, District of Kansas. This guilty plea agreement resulted from an investigation by U.S. Immigration […]
New Jersey Firm Fined more than $600,000 for Hiring Illegal Aliens
Following an investigation and audit of Form I-9 documents by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), a Secaucus, N.J., company has been fined $625,000 for failing to comply with employment eligibility verification requirements. HSI conducted a Form I-9 inspection of a clothing manufacturer that produces screen print and embroidery work. HSI […]
Justice Department Settles Discrimination Claim Against Illinois Company
The Justice Department announced today that it reached an agreement with a manufacturer of semiconductor structures and advanced solar cells based in Niles, Illinois. The agreement resolves allegations that the company violated the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), when it placed six online job postings that explicitly stated citizenship status preferences […]
Justice Department Settled Claims of Re-verification Discrimination Case
The Justice Department announced today that it reached a settlement agreement resolving allegations that the company discriminated under the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), when it impermissibly “reverified” the work authority of lawful permanent residents and required some non-citizen workers to provide specific Form I-9 documentation. In a charge filed with […]