Kmart (Citizenship Status, Unfair Documentary Practices) March 2006. : 34-2019-0027090 Please note that this matter is currently on appeal to the Third District Court of Appeal. Rehrig Pacific Company (Unfair Documentary Practices) November 2021. For more information or questions about distribution, please contact Class/Plaintiffs' counsel (Scott Cole at scole@scalaw.com / (510) 891-9800) . Under the terms of the agreement, R-Tronics will terminate its unwarranted citizenship requirement for employment, modify its employment eligibility verification policies and procedures to reflect the INA's protections, train its human resources staff about the employer's responsibilities to avoid discrimination in the employment eligibility verification process, and be subject to reporting and compliance monitoring by the department for three years. Automotive Creations, Inc. (Unfair Documentary Practices) August 2019. Additionally, the AIU class-action lawsuit has asked to contact university Credit Bureaus to remove all remaining debt from students' credit reports. 1324b, and be subject to departmental monitoring. Infinity Group (Unfair Documentary Practices) September 2013. Security Management of South Carolina, LLC (Citizenship Status) October 2020. Under the settlement agreements, the residency programs and AACPM are required to comply with several injunctive terms to prevent future discrimination, such as training and ensuring future job postings do not contain discriminatory language. On October 22, 2015, the Justice Department issued a press release announcing it reached a settlement agreement with Miami-Dade County Public Schools (MDCPS) resolving an independent investigation into whether the company had engaged in unfair documentary practices against non-U.S. citizens during the Form I-9 process. The Divisions investigation revealed sufficient evidence to show that Respondent had a pattern or practice of requesting a List A document from newly-hired lawful permanent residents because of their citizenship status, while not making similar requests from U.S. citizens. Under the terms of the settlement agreement, IG Services will pay $53,880 in civil penalties, create a $35,000 back pay fund for victims who lost work due to IG's practices, receive training on the anti-discrimination provision of the INA, and be subjected to two years of monitoring. In addition, two advertisements sought only applicants with Optional Practical Training status, a temporary work authorization status given to certain non-U.S. citizen students in the United States. Settlement Press Release Settlement Agreement Back Pay Survey, Adecco USA, Inc (Unfair Documentary Practices and Citizenship Status) December 2019. Patriot Staffing & Services (Unfair Documentary Practices) July 2014. Walmart reinstated the Charging Party and provided her with $1,944 in back wages. Allied Universal and the Regional Transportation District on Monday settled the lawsuit filed in April by Raverro Stinnett, who was waiting for a train on April 20, 2018, at Union Station. On March 9, 2015, the Justice Department issued a press release announcing it reached a settlement agreement with Hilton Worldwide, Inc. (Hilton), resolving allegations that Hilton discriminated against an asylee by rejecting his valid work authorization documentation and requiring him to provide a DHS-issued document to prove he was work-authorized. Under the terms of the settlement agreement, MCA Transportation will pay a $660 civil penalty, undergo training by OSC, and be subject to a reporting period of three years. R-Tronics restricted employment to U.S. citizens, despite the fact that no law, regulation, executive order, or government contract required the limitation. Specifically, IERs charge-based investigation found that Around the Clock suspended the worker for three days without pay because he called IER to ask for help addressing a concern about the companys process for verifying his work authorization. The Division initiated the investigation based on information obtained by E-Verify. On August 15, 2016, the Division issued a press release announcing it reached a settlement agreement with TEG Staffing, Inc., d/b/a Eastridge Workforce Solutions (Eastridge), resolving alleged violations of 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(1)(B). 2019: private lawsuit-state $5,600,000: Allied Universal Security Services: wage and hour violation: 2020: private lawsuit-federal $2,520,000: The company did not utilize these additional procedures when it ran U.S. Citizens through E-Verify. NetJets Services, Inc. (Citizenship Status) May 2016. Under the settlement agreement, the company will pay a civil penalty of $5,204 to the United States, pay $13,930 in back pay to the Charging Party, train relevant employees on the requirements of the INAs anti-discrimination provision, and be subject to departmental monitoring. The Divisions investigation found that between December 2015 and February 2016, ACSs Cookeville office created and published a job posting stating that applicants for machine operator positions at a client company must present a U.S. birth certificate, even though there was no legal authorization for such requirement. 1324b(a)(1)(b). IERs investigation also found that Scott Insurance committed unfair documentary practices against the Charging Party, a lawful permanent resident, when it specifically asked for his Permanent Resident Card (PRC) to assess his employment eligibility, then rejected that valid document, in violation of 8 U.S.C. The settlement agreement provided for various remedies, including $27,750 in civil penalties, training, and monitoring. Transamerica Lawsuit Background. IERs investigation concluded that the company unnecessarily required non-U.S. citizens, but not similarly situated U.S. citizens, to present DHS-issued immigration documents based on their citizenship status. The lawsuit against Allied Universal highlights several issues including lack of adequate security measures, inadequate training and supervision, failure to ensure that the required documentation was kept, wrongful termination, negligent supervision, and failure to make good on promised overtime. 2021: up to $3.5 million, payable 14 business days after the settlement's effective date 2022: up to $5 million, payable on the first anniversary of the effective date 2023: up to $7.5 million, payable on 2-year anniversary of the effective date 2024: up to $8.5 million, payable on 3-year anniversary of the effective date OSC found that YCS required non-U.S. citizens, but not similarly situated U.S. citizens, to present additional and unnecessary documentation to establish their employment eligibility. Tidrick is the law firm that is handling the settlement case, not the claimant in the class action lawsuit. The company immediately rehired the worker and gave him back pay in addition to compensatory damages when it learned of IERs investigation. The strawberry picking positions were filled by more than 300 H-2A workers and no U.S. workers. The settlement agreement requires that Mrs. Fields pay a civil penalty of $26,400, train relevant employees about the requirements of 8 U.S.C. On June 25, 2018, IER signed a settlement agreement with J.C. Penney Corporation, Inc. (the Company) resolving a charge-based and a related independent investigation into the Companys employment eligibility verification practices nationwide. 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. IERs investigation determined that the company terminated the high-performing Mexican-American employee based on her coworkers discriminatory bias. Several companies agreed to settle allegations of Telephone Consumer Protection Act violations, and one of those could amount to $100 per text. 1324b. The settlement agreement provided for various remedies, including $43,092 in civil penalties, $30,000 in back pay for any injured parties, training, and monitoring. resolving a reasonable cause finding that the companys employment eligibility verification practices at its Bolingbrook, Illinois plant violated the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act. On September 27, 2012, the Department of Justice issued a press release announcing a settlement agreement with Diversified Maintenance Systems, LLC, a janitorial service company, resolving allegations that the company retaliated against the charging party by failing to reinstate her after she solicited USCIS' assistance in resolving an erroneous E-Verify Final Non-Confirmation notice. Powerstaffing, Inc. (Unfair Documentary Practices) June 2016. On March 13, 2017, the Division signed a settlement agreement with the Respondents resolving an investigation into the companies employment eligibility verification practices. (DJ# 197-39-150), Microsoft Corporation (Citizenship Status) December 2021. This is the eighth settlement in this Administrations effort to combat discrimination against U.S. workers for job opportunities. The Divisions investigation determined that after aworker complained that InMotions request for a Permanent Resident Card was discriminatory under the INA, the company removed worker from its pool of candidates available for job placement. Pursuant to that statute, a person is indigent if their income is equal to or below 200% of the federal poverty guidelines. Hoover, Inc. (Citizenship Status, Unfair Documentary Practices) November 2010. 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. 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. Many of the employers also posted unlawful and discriminatory advertisements on other college job recruitment platforms. On September 9, 2013, the Justice Department issued a press release announcing it reached a settlement agreement with Kelly Services, Inc., resolving an allegation of citizenship status discrimination in the employment eligibility re-verification process. A $181 million settlement is pending in the Broiler Chicken Antitrust Litigation, a class-action lawsuit that alleges price-fixing within the poultry industry . 1324b(a)(6). On July 14, 2011, the Department issued a press release announcing it filed a complaint against Mar-Jac Poultry Inc. alleging that it required all newly-hired non-U.S. citizen employees to present documents issued by the Department of Homeland Security for the Form I-9. Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer, LLP and Law Resources, Inc. (Citizenship Status and Retaliation) July 2020. 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. ComForcare 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 alleges that Allied Universal forced Security Agents, Operations Assistants and Supervisors to work "off-the-clock" before their scheduled shifts, during meal breaks, following the completion of their scheduled hours and while traveling between posts on JFK property, among other allegations. The site explains that potential Class Members include any hourly security guard employee of Universal Protection Service (Allied Universal Security Services) who worked for the company on or after April 17, 2017. Settlement Press Release Settlement Agreement Complaint Press Release Complaint, Restwend, LLC (Citizenship Status) April 2011. No. 1324b, and be subject to departmental monitoring. 1324b(a)(5). Maricopa County Community College District (Unfair Documentary Practices) May 2011. The Division had previously filed a lawsuit in December 2020 alleging that from at least January 1, 2018 to at least September 18, 2019, Facebook used recruiting methods designed to deter U.S. workers from applying to positions reserved for temporary visa holders in connection with the permanent labor certification process (PERM), refused to consider U.S. workers who applied to the positions, and hired only temporary visa holders for the positions. 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. On November 29, 2021, IER signed a settlement agreement with Gap, Inc. (Gap), resolving claims that the company discriminated against certain non-U.S. citizens (including lawful permanent residents, refugees and asylees) and naturalized U.S. citizens because of their current or prior immigration status, in violation of 8 U.S.C. The company paid a $20,000 civil penalty, and had proactively reinstated one employee with back pay at the outset of the Department's investigation. The Department also concluded that the Woodburn School District pre-screened the applicant when it asked for specific documentation to verify the applicants citizenship status and work authorization, but did not make similar requests of U.S. citizens, in violation of 1324b(a)(6). On December 22, 2014, the Justice Department issued a press release announcing it reached a settlement agreement with Diversified Business Consulting (DB) resolving allegations that the Silver-Spring-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. The three plaintiffs had accused. SAN DIEGO - Universal Protection Services, LP, dba Allied Universal Security Services, a nationwide private security services company, will pay $90,000 and furnish other relief to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. 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. School Board of Palm Beach County (Unfair Documentary Practices) November 2020. Under the settlement agreement, WinCraft is required to pay a civil penalty of $5,400 to the United States, train its employees on the requirements of the INAs anti-discrimination provision, and be subject to departmental reporting requirements over the term of the agreement. Crop Production Services, Inc. (Citizenship Status) December 2017. Stellar Staffing, Inc. (Citizenship Status) July 2013. The settlement resolves the department's claims that Culinaire violated the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) by requiring non-U.S. citizens, but not similarly-situated U.S. citizens, to present specific documents during the employment eligibility reverification process to establish their work authority. IERs investigation determined that PMM routinely required specific documents from newly-hired non-U.S. citizens to prove they had permission to work in the United States. Class Action: An action where an individual represents a group in a court claim. 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. 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