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 […]

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 […]

DHS Issues Updated Guidance on Electronic Form I-9 Compliance

On August 23rd 2010 US Immigration & Customs Enforcement’s electronic signature and storage of electronic Form I-9 went into effect. In summary the rule amended regulations that allow employers to complete and store electronically generated Form I-9. The rule also made modification regarding the requirement of audit trails. Whenever an electronic I-9 is created, completed, […]

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 […]

Form I-9 Instructions for Employers Now in Spanish

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) now offers a Spanish version of The Handbook for Employers: Instructions for Completing Form I-9 (M-274), according to a news release. The Spanish Handbook for Employers provides comprehensive answers to questions about Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. “To better serve our Spanish-speaking customers, the Spanish Handbook for Employers includes instructions on […]

USCIS has Launched Self-Assessment Guides to Aid Employers

In order to help employers comply with the existing E-Verify regulations USCIS has launched self-assessment guides to support their compliant use of E-Verify. E-Verify encourages users to establish internal monitoring programs. The new guides include easy-to-follow checklists and help the company to be compliant with E-verify norms. Self-service guides are available for direct access users […]

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 Settles Claims of Discrimination against Philadelphia Employment Agency

The Justice Department announced today that it reached a settlement agreement with a Philadelphia based employment agency resolving allegations that the company discriminated under the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), when it impermissibly delayed the start date of two refugees after requiring them to provide specific Form I-9 documentation. In two […]