The departments investigation also found that CitiStaff unnecessarily required lawful permanent resident workers to prove their work authorization again when their Permanent Resident Cards expired, while not making similar requests to U.S. citizen workers when their documents expired. The settlement agreement requires certain JMJ Talent Solutions to review and revise as necessary its policies and procedures to promote compliance with the law, post notices of workers rights under the law, have certain employees attend an IER training on the law, and pay a civil penalty. SEC Lawsuit The Allied World LPL policy states that Allied World must "defend any Claim seeking Damages covered under this Policy." Policy V.C.1. Yellow-Checker-Star Transportation (Unfair Documentary Practices) October 2015. 1324b, and undergo departmental monitoring for two years. Florida Power & Light Debt-Collection Emails Class Action Lawsuit Claim Form Deadline: June 20, 2022 Who's Eligible: The settlement benefits Flordians who received debt collection emails from Florida Power & Light Company between 9 p.m. and 8 a.m. EST Oct. 16, 2019, through Oct. 15, 2021. The INA's anti-discrimination provision only allows such hiring restrictions when necessary to comply with a law, regulation, executive order or government contract. On April 3, 2020, IER signed a settlement agreement with Southwest Key Programs (SKP), an organization that operates detention centers, resolving claims that SKP retaliated against a former employee. IERs investigation concluded that there was reasonable cause to believe that the company discriminated against the charging party, an asylee, by removing him from the hiring process for a job at the hotel because he was not a lawful permanent resident or U.S. citizen. SK Food Group, Inc. (Unfair Documentary Practices) April 2014. Additionally, Masterson Staffing will train staff on the INAs anti-discrimination provision, modify its policies, and be subject to reporting requirements. You may be eligible to submit a claim, even if you do not have proof of purchase. Under the terms of the agreement, Onward Healthcare will pay $100,000 in civil penalties to the United States government. 1324b(a)(1)(B); and (2) on numerous occasions, requested copies of Permanent Resident Cards to confirm the citizenship status and work authorization of candidates who identified themselves as lawful permanent residents during the applicant screening process, in violation of 8 U.S.C. The Divisions investigation revealed that Washington Potato Company had engaged in a pattern or practice of unfair documentary practices in violation of 8 U.S.C. to pay a civil penalty of $82,800 to the United States, pay $8,746.43 in lost wages to the charging party who filed the initial charge, train relevant human resources personnel on avoiding discrimination in the employment eligibility verification process, make policy changes, and be subject to Division monitoring and reporting. LF Staffing Services, Inc. (National Origin, Unfair Documentary Practices) April 2011. Both companies do business as Allied Universal, she says. NetJets Services, Inc. (Citizenship Status) May 2016. 1324b(a)(1). Learn more about a Bloomberg Law subscription, Log in to access all of your BLAW products, Four employees accept companies offers of judgment, Suits proposed class claims dismissed without prejudice. Under the settlement, Accountemps will continue to refer the charging party for positions for which she is qualified, pay a $2,500 civil penalty, train its staff on the anti-discrimination provision of the INA, and be subject to a one-year monitoring period. 1324b(a)(1)(B). In May 2017 IER settled a lawsuit with Washington Potato Company and Pasco Processing, LLC, for engaging in a pattern or practice of violating 8 U.S.C. On August 5, 2019, the Division signed a settlement agreement with R.E.E. On April 21, 2014, the Justice Department issued a press release announcing it reached a settlement agreement with SK Food Group, Inc., a company headquartered in Seattle, Washington, resolving claims that the company engaged in citizenship status discrimination in violation of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). Under the terms of the settlement agreement, 1st Class Staffing is required to pay the charging party back pay in the amount of $720, pay the United States civil penalties in the amount of $17,600, review and revise its employment eligibility verification policies and practices, ensure that all its staff participate in Division-sponsored internet-based training, and be subject to monitoring for one year. Akeya Griffith, Shirley George, DMarco Anderson, and Gina Eggleston accepted the security services giants offers of judgment in the case, according to a notice filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Wednesday. Fleetlogix, Inc. (Unfair Documentary Practices) November 2020. Under the settlement agreement, Freedom Home Care will pay $832 in back pay to the Charging Party and $400 in civil penalties. On July 1, 2022, IER signed a settlement agreement with Technology Hub, Inc., to resolve IERs reasonable cause finding that the company committed citizenship status discrimination, in violation of 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(5). On November 25, 2014, the Justice Department issued a press release announcing it reached a settlement agreement with La Farine Bakery (La Farine), resolving a violation of 8 U.S.C. On March 21, 2016, the Division signed a settlement agreement with Barrios Street Realty and its agent, Jorge Arturo Guerrero Rodriguez, resolving claims that Barrios Realty and Guerrero Rodriguez discriminated against qualified U.S. workers by preferring to hire foreign workers under the H-2B visa program. Under the settlement agreement, Buddys Kitchen agreed to pay $40,000 in civil penalties, change their employment policies to comply with the anti-discrimination provision of the INA, and train its employees who are responsible for verifying workers permission to work in the United States. Forever 21 (Unfair Documentary Practices) August 2013. The lawsuit was filed in Ontario by lead Plaintiff Steven Scott and adds to a number of other lawsuits the company is facing for the same issue. Settlement Press ReleaseSettlement Agreement, Nebraska Beef, Ltd (Unfair Documentary Practices) August 2015. Settlement Press Release Settlement Agreement, Barrios Street Realty LLC (Citizenship Status) March 2016. On August 28, 2018, IER reached a settlement agreement with Clifford Chance US LLP (Clifford Chance). Despite receiving over two dozen applications from available and qualified U.S. workers through the Maryland Workforce Exchange, Hallaton hired none of them. Ross Stores, Inc. (Unfair Documentary Practices) March 2012. On July 21, 2011, the Department of Justice issued a press release announcing it reached a settlement agreement with Brand Energy and Industrial Services resolving allegations that the company had a pattern or practice of Unfair Documentary Practices by requesting Department of Homeland Security documents from newly-hired non-U.S. citizens. On February 2, 2017, the Division signed a settlement agreement, previously signed by Levy, requiring Levy to pay $2,500 in civil penalties to the United States, train its relevant human resources officials on avoiding discrimination in the employment eligibility verification process, and be subject to Division monitoring and reporting requirements for two years. Among the terms of the settlement agreement, AETS agreed to pay $10,000 in back pay and compensatory damages, and to participate in training on both the anti-discrimination provision and Title VII. On March 19, 2020, the Division signed a settlement agreement with Hallaton Inc., a construction company headquartered in Sparks, MD. The charges alleged that Rio Grande asked the Charging Parties to produce new Permanent Resident Cards when their prior cards expired, even though this is not permitted under Form I-9 rules, and fired the two workers when they did not comply with the companys request. Gala Construction, Inc. (Unfair Documentary Practices) April 2006. 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. Gamewell Mechanical will also train its human resources staff about employers' responsibilities to avoid discrimination in the employment eligibility verification process and be subject to reporting and compliance monitoring by the department for 18 months. The lawsuit claims the defendants . 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 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. 1324b(a)(6) by requiring non-citizens, but not citizens, to present specific types of documents as part of its employment eligibility reverification process. On October 19, 2021, the Division reached a settlement with Facebook, Inc., resolving claims that Facebook discriminated against U.S. workers (U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, refugees, asylees, and recent lawful permanent residents) in its recruitment and hiring practices, in violation of 8 U.S.C. On June 27, 2011, the Department of Justice issued a press release announcing it filed a complaint against Farmland Foods, Inc. alleging the company required newly-hired non-U.S. citizen employees to present specific, and sometimes extra, work authorization documents than required by law. In 2019, Desjardins learned it had been the victim of a data breach for over two years, during which time a rogue employee stole sensitive customer information. 1324b(a)(1)(B). While IERs investigation was pending the former employee filed his own lawsuit with the administrative court, and the settlement agreement, to which the former employee is a signatory, also resolves that lawsuit. Walmart reinstated the Charging Party and provided her with $1,944 in back wages. 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. These non-U.S. citizen employees often presented documents that did not require reverification of employment eligibility. IERs investigation found that Bianchi engaged in a pattern or practice of citizenship status discrimination by only using E-Verify to confirm the permission to work of its non-U.S. citizen employees and did not use the program for its U.S. citizen employees. Under the settlement agreement, the company will pay a civil penalty of $300,000 to the United States. The agreement also requires certain employees to attend training on the INAs anti-discrimination provision and ensure that trained personnel review future job advertisements. The agreement requires the companies to pay a civil penalty of $175,000 to the United States, establish a $50,000 back pay fund, train relevant personnel on avoiding discrimination in the employment eligibility verification process, make policy changes, and be subject to Division monitoring and reporting. Under the agreement, DB will pay $7,700 in civil penalties to the United States, be trained on its employment eligibility verification policies and procedures, and be subject to monitoring of its employment eligibility verification practices for one year. Pizzerias, LLC (Unfair Documentary Practices) March 2017. The settlement requires Cloud Peritus to undergo training, enhance its procedures to promote compliance with the law, undergo reporting and monitoring requirements, and pay a civil penalty. Under the terms of the settlement agreement, Hilton will pay $550 in civil penalties to the United States, pay the Charging Party $12,600 in back pay, amend its policies to prohibit discriminatory practices, undergo OSC training, and be subject to OSC monitoring. On October 31, 2022, IER signed a settlement agreement with the Giant Company LLC d/b/a Giant Food (Giant) to resolve IERs reasonable cause finding that Giant discriminated against the Charging Party, a lawful permanent resident, as part of its pattern or practice of requiring lawful permanent residents at its Royersford, Pennsylvania store to show certain documents at initial hire because of their citizenship status in violation of 8 U.S.C. 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. Under the terms of the settlement agreement, LCC will pay $165,000 in civil penalties to the United States, establish a $50,000 back pay fund, and be subject to monitoring of its hiring practices by the Division for a period of two years. The Departments independent investigation determined that between August 2015 and December 2016, Honda Aircraft published at least 25 job postings that unlawfully required applicants to have a specific citizenship status to be considered for vacancies. 1. Sernak has also agreed to provide its employees training on the anti-discrimination requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), adopt nondiscrimination policies with respect to recruitment and hiring, and maintain and submit records to the Department of Justice for the three-year term of the agreement. 1324b(a)(1) and (a)(6). Settlement Press Release Settlement Agreement, Garland Sales, Inc. (Retaliation, Unfair Documentary Practices) December 2011. A judge overseeing a class-action lawsuit filed against General Motors over issues with its Cadillac CUE system has dismissed certain claims from plaintiffs, but will allow others to proceed. Under the settlement agreement, Crop Production Services paid a civil penalty of $10,500, agreed that staff involved in the hiring process for the El Campo location would participate in Division-provided training on the antidiscrimination provision of the Immigration and Naturalization Act (INA), committed to review and revise its hiring policies, and acknowledged that it would be subject to Division monitoring and reporting requirements for up to two years. A class-action lawsuit filed against General Motors over issues related to the cast alloy wheels on certain C7 Corvette Grand Sport and C7 Corvette Z06 models has been allowed to proceed. IERs investigation therefore concluded that WesPak engaged in unfair documentary practice based on citizenship status, in violation of 8 U.S.C. Washington Potato Company (Unfair Documentary Practices) November 2016. Up to $21.25 per household with proof of purchase. The judgment from the suit is for all the members of the group (class). 1324b(a)(6) when it instructed the worker to produce another DHS document. Technology Hub, Inc. (Citizenship Status) July 2022. The Divisions investigation, based on a charge filed by a lawful permanent resident, established that a California branch office of 1st Class Staffing, LLC, requested that non-citizens, but not citizens, provide more, different or specific documents to establish their work authority. United Continental Holdings, Inc./United Airlines, Inc. (Unfair Documentary Practices) September 2014. 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. AllianceIT (Citizenship Status) August 2020. InMotion Software, LLC (Retaliation) October 2017. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) reached a global settlement agreement with American Education and Travel Services, Inc. (AETS) resolving claims that AETS violated both the INAs anti-discrimination provision and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 when it published a job advertisement limiting applicants to U.S. citizens and native English speakers. On May 7, 2014, the Justice Department issued a press release announcing it reached a settlement agreement with Master Klean Janitorial resolving allegations that the Denver, Colorado-based company violated the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) by routinely requesting specific DHS-issued documentation from work-authorized non-U.S. citizens during the employment eligibility verification processes while not making similar demands of U.S. citizens. Chancery Staffing will also obtain supporting documentation from clients that request a citizenship status restriction when staffing a project to help ensure that any such restriction is lawful. IERs independent investigation found that the company declined to consider U.S. workers for its seasonal production helper positions based on an assumption that U.S. workers would not want temporary work, and hired H-2B visa holders instead. Janssen Pharmaceuticals is facing lawsuits over the link between Elmiron (pentosan polysulfate sodium), a drug used to treat Interstitial Cystitis (also known as Painful Bladder Syndrome) and a dangerous eye condition known as Retinal Maculopathy. U.S. Service Industries (Unfair Documentary Practices) January 2015. The department found that El Rancho's discriminatory practices were based on employees' citizenship status. Potter Concrete, Inc. (Unfair Documentary Practices) April 2014. Under the agreement Commercial Cleaning Systems will pay $53,500 in civil penalties to the United States, set aside a fund of twenty five thousand dollars ($25,000) to compensate work-authorized individuals who suffered economic damages, revise its employment eligibility verification policies, and be subject to monitoring of its employment eligibility verification practices for one year. Triple H Services, Inc. (Citizenship Status) June 2018. On May 17, 2011, the Department of Justice issued a press release announcing a settlement agreement with Iflowsoft, LLC, resolving allegations that it engaged in a pattern or practice of citizenship status discrimination by posting job advertisements expressing a preference for temporary visa holders and by hiring an H1-B visa holder without considering a qualified U.S. citizen applicant. Scott Insurance (Unfair Documentary Practices and Citizenship Status) January 2022, On January 24, 2022, IER signed a settlement agreement with James A. Scott & Son, Inc. d/b/a Scott Insurance resolving IERs reasonable cause finding that Scott Insurance committed an unfair documentary practice in violation of 8 U.S.C. 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. Omnicare Health (Citizenship Status) January 2018. 1324b(a)(6). Under the agreement, Master Klean will pay $75,000 in civil penalties to the United States, revise its employment eligibility verification policies, and be subject to monitoring of its employment eligibility verification practices for one year. On August 9, 2016, the Division issued a press release announcing it reached an agreement with Hartz Mountain Industries, Inc. to resolve the inclusion of a citizenship requirement in a particular job posting without any legal justification. The company also agreed to train relevant employees about the anti-discrimination requirements of 8 U.S.C. The settlement also requires Spike to train employees on the requirements of the INAs anti-discrimination provision and be subject to departmental monitoring and reporting requirements. 1324b(a)(6). 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. Contact the Webmaster to submit comments. Under the terms of the settlement, Respondent will pay $120,000 in civil penalties to the United States, train relevant recruiting staff on avoiding discrimination in the employment eligibility verification process, make needed policy changes, and be subject to Division monitoring and reporting. On March 23, 2011, the Division reached an agreement with Martin Farms to resolve a charge of citizenship status discrimination. On August 13, 2021, the Division signed a settlement agreement with JP Senior Healthcare and JP Senior Management resolving an IER reasonable cause finding that the two related companies improperly rejected a new employees valid California drivers license and unrestricted Social Security card and demanded that the employee instead present a Permanent Resident card, based on the companies belief that the Charging Party who is Latino was not a U.S. citizen. Varies. Hoover, Inc. (Citizenship Status, Unfair Documentary Practices) November 2010. Under the settlement agreement, SD Staffing will identify and provide back pay to individuals who suffered lost wages between September 2011 and January 2014 as a result of the company's alleged discriminatory documentary practices; pay $10,500 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 two years. Allied Universal Security Services, a security company that employs more than 800,000 workers, and many of its affiliates, are facing several claims and class actions alleging that they owe employees unpaid wages in the aftermath of a 2021 data breach that threw a wrench in the companies' timekeeping system. Advantage Home Care will also train its human resources staff about employers' responsibilities to avoid discrimination in the employment eligibility verification process and be subject to reporting and compliance monitoring by the department for three years. On October 24, 2014, the Justice Department issued a press release announcing it reached a settlement agreement with Serendipity Hearing, Inc., d/b/a Sonus Hearing Care ("Sonus"), resolving violations of 8 U.S.C. 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. Additionally, the Department will train Imagine Schools employees on the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and will monitor the company for eighteen months. Even though E-Verify found that all of Bianchis non-U.S. citizen employees had permission to work, by only subjecting them to E-Verify, Bianchi imposed an additional burden on them in the hiring process because of their citizenship or immigration status. On April 20, 2018, the Division signed a settlement agreement with Themesoft, Inc. resolving a charge-based investigation into the companys hiring practices. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. On December 3, 2020, the Division filed a complaint with the Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer against Facebook, Inc., alleging Facebook discriminated against U.S. workers (U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, refugees, asylees, and recent lawful permanent residents) in its recruitment and hiring practices, in violation of 8 U.S.C. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. Around the Clock Dispatch, Inc. (Retaliation) July 2021. In this lawsuit, filed January 2019 in a Georgia federal . Transamerica Lawsuit Background. 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 Charging Party has full-time employment and did not seek reinstatement. Please note that what you need to do to be part of a settlement varies depending on the settlement structure. The investigation, based on a referral from the Department of Homeland Securitys E-Verify program, established that ACC engaged in a pattern or practice of discrimination in violation of 8 U.S.C. On November 23, 2015, the Justice Department issued a press release announcing it reached a settlement agreement with Sunny Grove Landscaping & Nursery, Inc. (Sunny Grove) resolving allegations that the Florida-based company violated the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) by routinely requesting specific DHS-issued documentation from work-authorized non-U.S. citizens during the employment eligibility verification processes while not making similar demands of U.S. citizens. Under the Immigration and Nationality Act and the E-Verify program rules, employers cannot discriminate in their use of E-Verify based on citizenship or immigration status. On June 1, 2009, the Division reached a settlement agreement with Hine Nurseries, Inc., a California corporation, to resolve allegations of citizenship status discrimination in violation of INAs anti-discrimination provision. On February 18, 2020, the Division signed a settlement agreement with Chancery Staffing Solutions LLC, aka TransPerfect Staffing Solutions, a legal staffing company headquartered in New York, NY. As part of the settlement agreement, UNFI will pay $3,190 in civil penalties to the government and has already paid full back pay to the Charging Party. 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. The four agreements add to the departments recent settlements with 16 other companies to resolve similar claims in June 2022, bringing the total civil penalty amount for all 20 employers to over $1.1 million. The settlement agreement requires that MJFT pay a civil penalty, train relevant employees about the requirements of 8 U.S.C. Class-action suits against raising insurance rates are nothing new and can be traced back to the early 1990s at least, if not earlier. The ITAR does not authorize or require employers to exclude asylees and refugees from consideration and hire only U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents. On December 12, 2022, IER secured a settlement with Secureapp Technologies, LLC (Secureapp) to resolve IERs reasonable cause finding that the company engaged in a pattern or practice of hiring discrimination based on citizenship status, in violation of 8 U.S.C 1324b(a)(1)(B). OSC found that Macy's HR employees violated 1324b when it asked that the charging party, who was a lawful permanent resident, produce an unexpired permanent resident card for the Form I-9 process, even though she had already presented other valid documentation. In addition to publicizing the unlawful restrictions in the advertisements, the platforms excluded students who did not meet the criteria from equal consideration by preventing them from applying for certain positions and engaging with employers in other ways. The Division initiated the investigation after a former employee contacted the office and stated Kelly Services requested him to produce a new U.S. A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. Under the settlement agreement, Fleetlogix will pay a civil penalty of $627,00 to the United States, up to $100,000 in back pay to people who lost work due to the discrimination, train its employees on the requirements of the INAs anti-discrimination provision, and be subject to departmental reporting requirements. Pinnacle Logistics (Unfair Documentary Practices and Citizenship Status) November 2020. 1324b(a)(1)(b). Settlement Press Release Settlement Agreement, G4S Secure Solutions USA, Inc (Citizenship Status) March 2021. The Divisions investigation, based on an advertisement on Respondents website, established that the Denver Sheriff Department engaged in a pattern or practice of citizenship discrimination in violation of 8 U.S.C. 1324b. When the electrician and his wife objected to the hiring practice, the recruiter did not continue considering the electrician for employment.
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