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New Immigration Bill Mandates E-Verify

The Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013, filed April 16, 2013, lays out a 13-year path to citizenship for most of the 11 million people living in the United States illegally, allocates billions of dollars to be … Continue reading

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USCIS will no longer accept previous versions of Form I-9, Employers must use new I-9

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reminds employers that beginning today 05/07.2013 they must use the revised Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification (Revision 03/08/13)N for all new hires and re-verifications. All employers are required to complete and retain a Form … Continue reading

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I-9 Audits on the Rise

I-9 audits have seen a rapid increase in number along the years with audits scaling from next to none in 2004 to over 3000 in 2012.Employers should pay attention accordingly, as the fines for substantive and procedural violations of the … Continue reading

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Justice Department Settles Immigration-Related Discrimination Claim Against Property Management Company

The Justice Department today reached an agreement with a nationwide residential property management firm headquartered in Dallas, resolving claims that the staffing company violated the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). In a charge filed with the … Continue reading

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Kansas City construction company owners indicted for money laundering, harboring illegal aliens

The owners and managers of a construction framing company in Spring Hill, Kan., were indicted in federal court Monday and charged with a wide variety of criminal violations related to hiring and harboring illegal aliens for the company. These indictments … Continue reading

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Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Georgia Company to Resolve Immigration-related Unfair Employment Practices

The Justice Department announced today that it reached an agreement with a Georgia based company, resolving allegations that the company violated the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division initiated its investigation … Continue reading

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Justice Department Settles Immigration-Related Discrimination Claim Against Illinois Staffing Agency

The Justice Department today reached an agreement with an Illinois based staffing agency resolving claims that the staffing company violated the anti-discrimination provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). The Justice Department’s investigation was initiated based on a referral … Continue reading

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Justice Department Reaches Settlement with flower distributors to Resolve Immigration-Related Retaliation Claim

The Justice Department announced today that it reached an agreement with flower distributors to resolve allegations that the company retaliated against a man for asserting rights under the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). The Justice Department … Continue reading

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Justice Department Settles Immigration-Based Discrimination Claim Against New York Hospital

The Justice Department announced today that it reached an agreement with a hospital in Queens, N.Y., resolving claims that the hospital violated the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), when it required newly hired lawful permanent residents … Continue reading

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Justice Department Reaches Settlement with New York Manufacturer to Resolve Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices

The Justice Department announced today that it reached a settlement agreement with a company based in Rome, N.Y., which manufactures custom and prototype cables, wire harnesses and electro-mechanical assemblies.   The agreement resolves allegations that the company violated the anti-discrimination … Continue reading

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