1324b(a)(6) by requesting specific documents from non-U.S. citizens, but not U.S. citizens, to complete the I-9 form. Other names for lawsuits brought by a number of people who suffered similar harm or losses are "mass tort litigation" and "multi-district litigation" ("MDL"). IER also concluded that on at least one occasion Technology Hub discriminated against U.S. workers when it advertised a job seeking only H-1B visa workers. 1324b(a)(6) because Mar-Jac routinely required work-authorized non-U.S. citizens (but not U.S. citizens) to present DHS-issued documents to prove their work authorization. 1324b(a)(6) by requiring non-citizens, but not U.S. citizens, to present specific types of documents as part of its employment eligibility verification process. International, Inc. (Unfair Documentary Practices) May 2021. Advantage Home Care (Unfair Documentary Practices) October 2012. The Division's investigation concluded that Accountemps refused to refer the charging party for a federal government contract position because, as a naturalized citizen, the charging party was not born in the United States. Under the settlement agreement, Tecon will pay $1,542 in civil penalties to the United states, and pay $3,783.75 back pay plus $480 interest to the Charging Party. American Academy of Pediatrics (Citizenship Status) May 2011. Mexico Foods, LLC (Unfair Documentary Practices) April 2014. Allied Universal and four employees who accused it of cheating them and other workers out of pay, and giving Black security officers less lucrative assignments, resolved the workers' lawsuit, New York federal court records show. The advertisements thus unlawfully excluded asylees, refugees, lawful permanent residents and U.S. citizens and nationals. American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine (AACPM), Prestigious Placement Settlement Agreement. When the Charging Party informed the ComForcare that, as a naturalized citizen, she did not possess an alien card, the ComForcare demanded naturalization papers establishing her work authority, notwithstanding her production of lawfully acceptable documents establishing work authorization. The man,. 1324b(a)(6). Indrescom Security Technology, Inc. (Unfair Documentary Practices) March 2012. 1324b. Under the terms of the settlement, Setpoint will pay $17,475 in civil penalties to the United States, participate in Division-provided training on the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), review and revise its hiring policies, and be subject to Division monitoring and reporting. On February 22, 2023, IER secured a settlement with Amiga Informatics Inc. (Amiga) to resolve IERs reasonable cause finding that the company engaged in citizenship status discrimination, in violation of 8 U.S.C 1324b(a)(1)(B). Randstad requested specific and unnecessary documents from lawful permanent residents to prove their work authorization, and failed to hire the charging party after rejecting her sufficient documentation. On September 3, 2019, IER signed a settlement agreement with Allied Universal Holdco, LLC (Allied Universal), which had acquired U.S. Security Associates (USSA), to resolve a reasonable cause finding that a USSA branch office had violated the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act. The Divisions investigation revealed sufficient evidence to show that Respondent had a pattern or practice of requesting List A documents from newly-hired lawful permanent residents (LPRs) because of their citizenship status, while not making similar requests of U.S. citizens. On November 15, 2013, the Justice Department issued a press release announcing it reached a settlement agreement with Kim Hoang Coffee and Fast Food Restaurant, to resolve allegations that the employer refused to accept new work authorization documents to re-verify an employee's employment eligibility. On November 29, 2022, IER signed a settlement agreement with Lady M Confections Co., Ltd. and Lady M West Third, LLC to resolve IERs reasonable cause finding that Lady M had a practice of discriminating against lawful permanent residents based on their citizenship status in violation of 8 U.S.C. Under the settlement agreement, Freedom Home Care will pay $832 in back pay to the Charging Party and $400 in civil penalties. The settlement requires Secureapp to pay $26,000 in civil penalties, undergo training, and be subject to monitoring. Settlements with 4 More Employers -- CarMax, Axis Analytics, Capital One Bank and Walmart -- That Used Georgia Institute of Technologys Job Recruitment Platforms (Citizenship Status) September 2022. Settlement Press Release Settlement Agreement, SV Donuts One, LLC (Unfair Documentary Practices) November 2021. Under the settlement agreement, the City of Waterloo has agreed to pay $13,000 in civil penalties to the United States, to provide the charging party with another opportunity to apply for the position, and to hire or otherwise compensate the charging party if the charging party's performance on the city's hiring tests confirm that he would have been hired but for the discrimination. On July 26, 2017, the Division filed a Complaint against Technical Marine Maintenance Texas, LLC, and Gulf Coast Workforce, LLC, with the Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer alleging that the companies are responsible for a pattern or practice of unfair documentary practices in violation of 8 U.S.C. Additionally, designated company personnel will be required to undergo training by the Office of Special Counsel to learn about employers responsibilities under the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). 1324b(a)(1)(B). The settlement agreement requires Carrillo Farm to pay $5,000 in civil penalties, undergo department-provided training on the anti-discrimination provision of the INA, and comply with departmental monitoring and reporting requirements. Eligibility: Canadian resident as of May 25, 2016 who purchased the PC version of Microsoft's Word, Excel, Office, Works Suite, or Home Essentials, MS-DOS or Windows operating system between December 23, 1998 and March 11, 2010. Collabera, Inc. (Citizenship Status and Unfair Documentary Practices) January 2021. The settlement agreement requires Allied Universal to, among other things, pay $194,000 in civil penalties, train relevant human resources personnel on avoiding discrimination in the employment eligibility verification process, and undergo department monitoring for a two-year period. On December 12, 2018, IER signed a settlement agreement with Afni Inc. resolving a workers charge against one of the companys Tucson, Arizona locations. Santa Clara, CA: A preliminary $11 million settlement has been reached between AlliedBarton and a class of workers who filed an employment lawsuit against the security services company alleging. 1324b, participate in IER-provided training, and pay a civil penalty of $7,000.00. Pursuant to the settlement agreement, Forever 21 will pay $1,705.50 in back pay to the charging party, pay $280 in civil penalties to the U.S., and receive training on the anti-discrimination provision. The case was litigated heavily before the parties agreed to settle the claims for $37.5 million. Section 1324b(a)(6) by: (1) engaging in a pattern or practice of incorrectly reverifying non-U.S. citizens who presented a Social Security card at initial hire, based on their citizenship or immigration status; and (2) requiring at least seven permanently work-authorized non-U.S. citizens to produce specific documents for reverification purposes based on their citizenship or immigration status, but did not make similar requests to U.S. citizens. 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. 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. 1324b(a)(6). Professional Maintenance Management (Unfair Documentary Practices) October 2022. 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. : 34-2019-0027090 Please note that this matter is currently on appeal to the Third District Court of Appeal. On May 14, 2010, the Division reached a settlement agreement with Valley Crest Landscape Companies and Charging Parties resolving allegations of hiring discrimination based on citizenship/immigration status based due to a claimed preference on the part of Valley Crest to hire non-immigrant foreign workers under the H-2B visa program rather than U.S. workers. On February 4, the Division signed a settlement agreement with Sunlight Inc. d/b/a Beauty Smart in Raleigh, North Carolina, resolving a charge by a Charging Party of national origin discrimination during the Form I-9 process. The settlement requires Giant to undergo training, make policy changes, alter its onboarding software, be subject to monitoring, and pay a civil penalty. This . The agreement requires Onin to, among other things, pay a civil penalty of $70,695 to the United States, train relevant personnel on avoiding discrimination, ensure that their commercial Form I-9 software complies with federal requirements, and be subject to Division monitoring and reporting. 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. Under the agreement, Ikon will pay a civil penalty of $27,000 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 two-year term. IERs investigation therefore concluded that WesPak engaged in unfair documentary practice based on citizenship status, in violation of 8 U.S.C. Southwest Key Programs (Retaliation) April 2020. 1324b. As part of the settlement agreement, Garland has agreed to pay $10,000 in back pay civil penalties to the United States, and it has consented to training and reporting obligations. Tidrick is the law firm that is handling the settlement case, not the claimant in the class action lawsuit. The Division also concluded that R.E.E. On August 5, 2014, the Justice Department issued a press release announcing it reached a settlement agreement with Isabella Geriatric Center (IGC), a nursing home in New York City, resolving an allegation that the company engaged in a pattern or practice of citizenship status discrimination during the employment eligibility reverification process in violation of the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). On May 17, 2021, the Division signed a settlement agreement with Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc. (Aerojet), a to resolve a charge-based investigation into whether the company engaged in citizenship or immigration status discrimination in violation of 8 U.S.C. Under the provisions of the agreement, the Denver Sheriff Department will among other things, pay $10,000 in civil penalties, eliminate any citizenship requirements in current and future postings for the deputy sheriff position, and ensure that its staff members are properly trained. The Housing Authority also agreed to training and monitoring requirements for two years. On May 17, 2022, IER signed a settlement agreement with Amtex System, Inc. (Amtex) to resolve IERs reasonable cause finding that the company discriminated against the Charging Party (a U.S. citizen), and other individuals, including two lawful permanent residents, in violation 8 U.S.C. The settlements require the 16 employers to pay civil penalties totaling $832,944 in civil penalties, as listed below, and each must undergo training and change its recruiting practices to avoid future discriminatory postings: SimpleNexus, LLC, f/k/a L Brewer and Associates, LLC, d/b/a LBA Ware, SpringShine Consulting (Citizenship Status) June 2022. The settlement requires Lady M to undergo training, enhance its procedures to promote compliance with the law, undergo reporting and monitoring requirements, and pay a civil penalty. In a separate agreement, Carrillo Farm agreed to pay a total of $44,000 in lost wages to affected U.S. workers including $8,800 for each U.S. citizen. 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. As part of the agreement, the company will pay $215,000 to the United States, create a $55,000 back pay fund, undergo training on the antidiscrimination provision of the INA, and be subject to departmental monitoring of its employment eligibility reverification practices for a period of two years. Attorneys. The agreement recognizes that the County unilaterally reinstated the deputy sheriff with back pay and requires the County to edit job advertisements to comply with 8 U.S.C. 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. Additionally, Masterson Staffing will train staff on the INAs anti-discrimination provision, modify its policies, and be subject to reporting requirements. On September 11, 2012, OSC filed a complaint asserting that Estopy Farms, a Texas cotton farm, committed citizenship status discrimination when it preferred a visaholder over a U.S. citizen. Hartz Mountain Industries (Citizenship Status) August 2016. 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. Links to the press release and each settlement follows: A. Olivarez Harvesting, LLC (Citizenship Status) August 2022. The department's investigation confirmed that SK Food Group requested specific documents from work-authorized non-U.S. citizens, but not similarly-situated U.S. citizens. 1324b. 1324b(a)(1) and (a)(6). Omnicare Health (Citizenship Status) January 2018. The Divisions investigation concluded that Quantum violated the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) by requiring a lawful permanent resident (LPR) to provide her Permanent Resident Card, and conditioning further consideration for referral for a fee on her compliance with this request, because the she was not a U.S. citizen. On December 16, 2011, the Department of Justice issued a press release announcing that it filed a complaint against Home Care Giver Services, Inc., a provider of home services in southern Florida, alleging that it discriminated against one of its employees when it terminated her based on her national origin. The agreement resolves allegations that YCS discriminated against work-authorized immigrants because of their citizenship status. On October 13, 2022, IER signed a settlement agreement with Professional Maintenance Management (PMM), a cleaning and janitorial services company based in Maryland. 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