Both companies do business as Allied Universal, she says. IERs charge-based and independent investigations found that Gap discriminated against certain workers by reverifying their permission to work, even though there was no legal reason to do so. IERs investigation determined that SMSC discriminated against a worker by withdrawing a conditional offer of employment based on the workers citizenship status as a naturalized U.S. citizen. R-Tronics, LLC (Citizenship Status) December 2012. 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. 1324b. On January 15, 2015, the Justice Department issued a press release announcing it reached a settlement agreement with U.S. Service Industries (USSI), resolving violations of 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(1). Settlement Press Release Settlement Agreement, Lady M Confections Co, Ltd and Lady M West Third, LLC (Citizenship Status) Novmeber 2022. On December 20, 2019, the Division signed a settlement agreement with Adecco USA Inc. (Adecco), resolving investigations into the companys employment eligibility verification policies and practices. 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 settlement agreement, Taiyo will pay a civil penalty to the United States, provide $10,400.00 (gross) in back pay and interest to the worker, post notices informing workers about their rights under 8 U.S.C. Settlement Press Release Settlement Agreement, Panda Restaurant Group, Inc. (Unfair Documentary Practices) June 2017. 1324b(a)(6) when it instructed the worker to produce another DHS document. 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. 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. Under the settlement agreement, Chancery Staffing will pay a civil penalty of $27,000, provide back pay to victims identified during the term of the settlement agreement, and participate in Division-provided training on the anti-discrimination provision contained in 8 U.S.C. 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. On August 24, 2015, the Justice Department issued a press release announcing it signed a settlement agreement with Nebraska Beef, resolving an independent investigation of whether the company had engaged in discriminatory documentary practices based on citizenship status during the employment eligibility verification process. 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. Case No. IERs independent investigation concluded that, from at least March 21, 2016 to March 20, 2017, Mrs. Fields production and distribution center in Salt Lake City required lawful permanent residents to provide specific documentation issued by the Department of Homeland Security to prove their work authorization, while not imposing this requirement on U.S. citizens. Sernak agreed to pay $30,000 in back pay to the eight injured parties, who are U.S. citizens residing in Puerto Rico. 1. 1324b. Under the settlement agreement, Holliswood will pay $1,182 in back pay to the Charging Party, and $5,000 in civil penalties to the United States. IERs investigation concluded that Aerojet misunderstood its obligations under government contracts and with federal regulations, such as the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). On June 24, 2021, IER signed a settlement agreement with Easterseals-Goodwill Northern Rocky Mountain, Inc. (ESGW), resolving claims that ESGW engaged in unfair documentary practices based on citizenship status in violation of 8 U.S.C. The settlement agreement provided for various remedies, including $175,000 in civil penalties, $100,000 in back pay for any injured parties, training, and monitoring. Under the terms of the settlement agreement, IGC will pay $14,500 in civil penalties, establish a back pay fund to compensate potential economic victims, undergo training by OSC, and revise its reverification practices. 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). 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. Southwest Key Programs (Retaliation) April 2020. On August 17, 2021, IER signed a settlement agreement with Ameritech Global, Inc (Ameritech), resolving a reasonable cause finding that Ameritech 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 failing to consider at least three U.S. worker applicants who nevertheless applied to the advertised positions. On May 27, 2015, the Justice Department issued a press release announcing it reached a settlement agreement with Luis Esparza Services, Inc. 1324b(a)(6) at the Pasco Processing facility. The agreement requires Themesoft, Inc. to pay a civil penalty of $4,543.25 to the United States, abide by its agreement to pay the asylee $12,000 in back pay, train relevant human resources personnel on avoiding discrimination in the employment eligibility verification process, make needed policy changes, and be subject to Division monitoring and reporting. On June 27, 2016, the Division issued a press release announcing it reached an agreement with Crookham Company to resolve a pattern or practice of requesting specific immigration documents from non-U.S. citizens for the Form I-9 and E-Verify processes. Yellow-Checker-Star Transportation (Unfair Documentary Practices) October 2015. In addition, the City of Eugene's Human Resources Department utilized an online electronic application process for police officer positions that required applicants to be a U.S. citizen by the projected date of hire. 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. Powerstaffing, Inc. (Unfair Documentary Practices) June 2016. Chancery Staffing Solutions, LLC a/k/a TransPerfect Staffing Solutions, LLC(Citizenship Status) May 2019. Temple Beth El (Unfair Documentary Practices) June 2022. On January 15, 2016, the Division signed a settlement agreement with Rio Grande Pak Foods, Ltd, a poultry processor, resolving two charges alleging that the company committed unfair documentary practices. The settlement agreement requires Ichiba to pay $2,000 in civil penalties, to undergo Division-provided training on the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act, revise its policy, and be subject to Division reporting requirements. The Divisions investigation determined that Ichiba, a ramen restaurant in New York City, denied a qualified applicant employment in the summer of 2017 because it preferred to hire wait staff of Japanese or Korean national origin. IERs investigation, which began after the worker filed a charge, determined that ChemArt unlawfully requested a specific immigration document from the worker based on her perceived citizenship status and then withdrew her job offer after she opposed the document request. 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. 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. Apple has reached a tentative settlement in a class-action lawsuit filed in 2019 by a group of U.S. app developers who asserted that Apple engaged in anticompetitive practices in relation. LF Staffing Services, Inc. (National Origin, Unfair Documentary Practices) April 2011. 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. Onin Staffing, LLC (Unfair Documentary Practices) December 2019. On June 15, 2016, the Division signed a settlement agreement with Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) resolving allegations of unfair documentary practices against two work-authorized individuals based on citizenship status in violation of 8 U.S.C. An official website of the United States government. The State Farm universal life insurance deduction class action lawsuit claimed that the company used prohibited factors to calculate the cost of the universal life insurance products, leading to overpayment by policyholders. The department's investigation, which was initiated based on a referral from the U.S. Washington Potato Company (Unfair Documentary Practices) November 2016. On March 28, 2012, the Department of Justice issued a press release announcing it reached a settlement agreement with Onward Healthcare, Inc., resolving allegations that it engaged in citizenship status discrimination against non-United States citizens by posting thousands of job listings impermissibly requiring U.S. citizenship. Farmland Foods, Inc. (Unfair Documentary Practices) August 2011, Settlement Press Release Settlement Agreement, Summit Steel Fabricators (Unfair Documentary Practices) August 2011, Brand Energy and Industrial Services (Unfair Documentary Practices) July 2011. Case No. On February 19, 2019, IER signed a settlement agreement with Mr. Ks Used Books & CDs, Inc. (Mr. Ks) resolving a charge filed by a lawful permanent resident that the company made unnecessary and excessive document demands in violation of 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(6). Feltham and her husband, Mathieu A. Leonelli, (collectively, plaintiffs) filed a lawsuit alleging Villegas's employer, Universal Protection Service, LP, erroneously sued as Allied Universal Corporation (Allied), was liable for Villegas's negligence. Settlement Press Release Settlement Agreement, Challenger Sports Corporation (Citizenship Status) September 2021. 29 November 2019. 1324b(a)(1), when it posted online job advertisements that were facially discriminatory, excluding certain categories of protected individuals from consideration. Iflowsoft, LLC (Citizenship Status) May 2011. 1324b(a)(5). The 2021 Department of Health and Human Services' Poverty Guidelines for a family of one is $12, 880.00; and for a family of two it is $17, 420.00. Settlement Press Release Settlement Agreement, Diversified Business Consulting (Citizenship Status) December 2014. The class action was settled for $409,936,100. IERs investigation concluded that the District discriminated against a teacher applicant, in violation of 8 U.S.C. 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. 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. 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