On August 10, 22, and 26, 2011, the Department of Justice issued press releases announcing it reached settlement agreements with Summit Steel Fabricators, Farmland Foods, Inc., and Kinro Manufacturing, Inc., to resolve allegations that the companies engaged in a pattern or practice of Unfair Documentary Practices against work-authorized immigrants. On February 28, 2013, the Department of Justice issued a press release announcing it reached a settlement agreement with The Agency Staffing, Inc. Settlement Press Release Settlement Agreement, Challenger Sports Corporation (Citizenship Status) September 2021. There were allegations that Sernak hired three foreign national workers under the H2-A visa program without considering hiring three of the eight U.S. citizens because of the belief that H2-A visa holders are more diligent than U.S. workers. 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. Under the terms of the agreement with Travel Management Company, the company will pay $22,000 in civil penalties to the United States. Security Management of South Carolina, LLC (Citizenship Status) October 2020. Ross Stores, Inc. (Unfair Documentary Practices) March 2012. The settlement agreement provided for various remedies, including $83,600 in civil penalties, $20,000 in back pay for any injured parties, training, and monitoring. Autobuses Ejecutivos, LLC d/b/a Omnibus Express (Citizenship Status) September 2014. Under the agreement, ACS will, among other terms, engage in corrective measures including training and ensuring review of its future job postings, and pay a civil penalty. A Manhattan security guard has filed a class-action lawsuit against Allied Universal, which provides security guards to retail stores, hospitals and other locations, alleging the company. The Divisions underlying investigation revealed that Respondents had engaged in a pattern or practice of unfair documentary practices in violation of 8 U.S.C. Settlement Press Release Settlement Agreement, Denver Sheriffs Department (Citizenship Status) November 2016. Under the terms of the agreement, Onward Healthcare will pay $100,000 in civil penalties to the United States government. The department's investigation, which was initiated based on a referral from the U.S. PLEASE READ THIS NOTICE CAREFULLY. This difference in treatment violates 8 U.S.C. IER found that Gaps reliance on an electronic human resource management system contributed to the companys discriminatory conduct. On January 13, 2021, the Division signed a settlement agreement with Collabera, Inc., to resolve claims that the staffing company: 1) implemented a discriminatory applicant screening process in which its recruiters refused to pass on to clients non-U.S. citizens who held permanent work authorization unless they could provide an unexpired immigration document, in violation of 8 U.S.C 1324b(a)(1); and 2) engaged in unfair documentary practices based on citizenship status on 39 occasions between September 4, 2018 and March 31, 2019, when Collabera recruiters required non-U.S. citizens to present specific documents to prove their work authorization because of theircitizenship status in violation of 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(6). The settlement requires Amtex to undergo training, enhance its procedures to promote compliance with the law, undergo reporting and monitoring requirements, and pay a civil penalty. Best Class Action Lawsuits 2022 How to File Claim for Class Action Lawsuits Step One: Find Products You Purchased Step Two: Fill Out the Claim Form Step Three: Get your Check in the Mail Take a look of our list to find open settlements for products you may have purchased. 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. 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. 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. SD Staffing (Citizenship Status) January 2014. Parties and lawyers to a class action can register on the Commonwealth Courts Portal (CCP) to access information about the case, . Powerstaffing, Inc. (Unfair Documentary Practices) June 2016. On October 13, 2017, the Division signed a settlement agreement with a restaurant resolving a charge-based investigation into the companys employment eligibility verification practices. Hines Nurseries (Citizenship Status, National Origin) July 2009. 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. 1324b. The investigations also revealed that in 2017, a Walmart HR employee had a practice of requesting specific List A documents from certain non-U.S. citizen employees. Under the terms of the settlement, Washington Potato is required to pay $100,000 in civil penalties to the United States, train relevant human resources officials on avoiding discrimination in the employment eligibility verification process, and be subject to Division monitoring and reporting. The Divisions investigation established that the Aldine Independent School District (Aldine) engaged in a pattern or practice of discriminatory documentary practices based on citizenship status in violation of 8 U.S.C. Under the agreement, SWF agreed to pay $60,000 in civil penalties to the United States, make up to $85,000 available for back pay to U.S. workers, engage in enhanced recruitment efforts for U.S. workers, participate in IER-provided training on the anti-discrimination provision of the INA, and undergo departmental reporting and monitoring for three years. On March 31, 2021, IER signed a settlement agreement with G4S Secure Solutions USA Inc., resolving claims that the company engaged in unfair documentary practices based on citizenship status in violation of 8 U.S.C. Four of these advertisements sought only U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents, thereby deterring others with permission to work in the U.S. without sponsorship, including asylees and refugees, from applying and receiving fair consideration for the employment opportunities. Hilton Worldwide, Inc. (Unfair Documentary Practices) March 2015. Class Action Cases. 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. Jerry Estopy, d/b/a Estopy Farms (Citizenship Status) September 2012. Under the settlement agreement, Gamewell Mechanical, Inc. will pay a total of $10,560 in back pay to the three discharged U.S. citizens, and $9,600 in civil penalties to the United States. 1324b(a)(6). On September 30, 2011, the Department of Justice issued a press release announcing that it filed a complaint against Generations Healthcare, a healthcare provider with skilled nursing facilities throughout California, alleging that it engaged in a pattern or practice of discrimination by imposing unnecessary documentary requirements on naturalized U.S. citizens and non-U.S. citizens in order to work in the U.S. Kinro Manufacturing, Inc. (Unfair Documentary Practices) August 2011. The settlement requires Navajo to undergo training, make policy changes, be subject to monitoring, and pay a civil penalty of $45,000. Holliswood 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 for18 months. The settlement also requires Hallaton to train employees on the requirements of the INAs anti-discrimination provision and be subject to departmental monitoring and reporting requirements. In addition to injunctive, corrective action, monitoring, and reporting provisions, Igloo agreed to pay $21,000 in civil penalties and up to $40,000 in back pay to compensate qualified U.S. workers, some of whom had accepted lower-paying positions with Igloo because they were not offered the production helper job. On December 9, 2015, an OSC attorney gave a webinar presentation to the two co-owners pursuant to a court Order. On March 8, 2011, the Division and the New York Regional Office of the U.S. The Divisions investigation found that from at least March 2014 until at least September 2015, Eastridge had a pattern or practice of requesting specific immigration documents from non-U.S. citizens for the Form I-9 and E-Verify processes, but did not make those requests of U.S. citizens. Most of the advertisements restricted job opportunities to U.S. citizens, or U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents. Bianchi Home Care, Inc. (Citizenship Status) March 2022. On February 20, 2013, the Department of Justice issued a press release announcing it reached a settlement agreement with FTD, Inc. Onin Staffing, LLC (Unfair Documentary Practices) December 2019. 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. Additionally, the settlement also requires Around the Clock to train employees on the requirements of the INAs anti-discrimination provision and be subject to departmental monitoring and reporting requirements. Among other provisions, the settlement agreement requires UCSD to pay $4,712.40 in civil penalties and to undergo IER training on the anti-discrimination provision of the INA. On December 8, 2020, the Division signed a settlement agreement with Ikon Systems, LLC, resolving claims that Ikon routinely discriminated against U.S. workers (U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, recent lawful permanent residents, asylees, and refugees) by posting job advertisements specifying a preference for applicants with temporary work visas, and that Ikon failed to consider at least one U.S. citizen applicant who applied to a discriminatory advertisement. 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