The department's investigation confirmed that SK Food Group requested specific documents from work-authorized non-U.S. citizens, but not similarly-situated U.S. citizens. But only for so long. 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. Marita Vlachou. On July 20, 2012, the Department of Justice issued a press release announcing that it reached a settlement agreement with United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI), an independent national distributor of natural, organic, specialty foods, resolving an allegation that the company committed discrimination when it impermissibly reverified the work authority of lawful permanent residents and required some non-citizen workers to provide specific Form I-9 documentation. Onward Healthcare, Inc. (Citizenship Status) March 2012. On Friday, May 6th, it was announced that Holiday Acquisition Corp. and Fortress Investment Group, LLC (collectively Holiday) agreed to pay $8.86 million to settle alleged False Claims Act violations. Aquatico Pool Management (Citizenship Status, Unfair Documentary Practices) June 2010. Arapahoe County Sheriffs Office (Citizenship Status) October 2013. Therefore, a better course of legal action for such issues might be to file a class action lawsuit. On December 13, 2011, the Department of Justice issued a press release announcing it reached a settlement agreement with S.W.J.J., Inc., or Sernak Farms ("Sernak"), based in, to settle allegations that Sernak engaged in citizenship status discrimination by preferring to hire temporary visa holders over U.S. citizen applicants and adversely treating its U.S. citizen employees. Rio Grande Pak Foods, Ltd. (Unfair Documentary Practices) January 2016. The Holiday settlement was based on a claim in the suit which alleged that false statements were made about the services provided by the defendants' facilities which caused the VA to determine a veteran was eligible for aid and attendance benefits, when in fact, the veteran was not eligible and the benefits should not have been paid. My father's rent has always been on auto-pay. IERs investigation revealed that Afni rejected a lawful permanent residents valid Form I-9 documents on more than one occasion, and requested more or different documents based on her citizenship status, both of which are unfair documentary practices in violation of 8 U.S.C. 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. In addition to paying a civil penalty in the amount of $110.00, back pay to the Charging Party in the amount of $5,053.03, and front pay to the Charging Party in the amount of $6,600.00, Gala Construction has agreed to train all human resources personnel on their responsibilities under the anti-discrimination provision of the INA and implement a policy prohibiting discrimination on the basis of citizenship status and national origin. 1324b(a)(6) at the Pasco Processing facility. The Divisions charge-based investigation determined that, contrary to Omnicares own policies, the Omnicare contractor failed to refer the asylees application for employment to a an Omnicare hiring manager for consideration because the applicant was not a U.S. citizen or permanent lawful resident. March 14, 2022 SANTA MONICA - The Dovel & Luner law firm on Monday filed a federal class action lawsuit against Vanguard trustees and other entities, on behalf of investors in Vanguard's Target Retirement Funds. Welltower declined to comment for this article. 1324b(a)(6). 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. The Divisions underlying investigation found that the companies limited the documentation workers could provide to establish their work authorization based on the workers citizenship status. The Data Entry Company (Citizenship Status) May 2015. Allied Universal Holdco, LLC (Unfair Documentary Practices) September 2019. IERs investigations determined that Walmart rejected a Charging Partys valid state ID and unrestricted Social Security card and required her to produce a List A document because she was a lawful permanent resident. The company recruits employees using a foreign company as its agent, and directly hires them to perform IT work for NSA clients. Iflowsoft, LLC (Citizenship Status) May 2011. On March 25, 2013, the Department of Justice issued a press release announcing it reached a settlement agreement with Poulan Pecan to resolve allegations that the company committed Unfair Documentary Practices against non-U.S. citizens in violation of the anti-discrimination provision of the INA. Settlement Press Release Settlement Agreement, Professional Maintenance Management (Unfair Documentary Practices) October 2022. The company "claims" to sell with integrity, but that couldn't be further from the truth. Under the settlement agreement, SK Food Group will identify and provide back pay to individuals who suffered lost wages between July 2012 to the present, as a result of the company's alleged discriminatory documentary practices; pay $40,500 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 one year. Neither of these citizenship status requirements were required to comply with Oregon law and thus the investigation found that the City of Eugene violated the INA's anti-discrimination provision. Under the terms of the settlement agreement, YCS will pay a $445,000 civil penalty to the United States, train employees on the anti-discrimination provision of the INA, revise company policies to avoid discrimination in the employment eligibility verification process, place six full page advertisements in an industry publication over the course of twelve months advising readers of their rights under 8 U.S.C. On May 10, 2018, IER reached a settlement agreement with the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) resolving allegations of unfair documentary practices. 1324b. Please note that if you have submitted a claim for back pay compensation under the settlement agreement between IER, Arnold & Porter, and Law Resources, you can expect to receive a determination regarding your claim no later than August 2021. 1324b(a)(6). Even the top executives in the company have been with Holiday for less than 5 years even the executives are dropping like flies. The documentary demand that the Charging Party present a document he could not legally obtain resulted in the end of the Charging Partys employment. On July 3, 2013, the Department of Justice issued a press release announcing it reached a settlement agreement with Stellar Staffing, Inc., resolving allegations that the company applied heightened requirements on work-authorized non-U.S. citizens in the employment eligibility verification process. Brookdale Senior Living Solutions owns and operates retirement homes across the United States. On May 13, 2016, the Division issued a press release announcing it reached a settlement agreement with NetJets Services, Inc. ( NetJets), resolving claims that it treated non-U.S. citizens differently than U.S. citizens in violation the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) by: (1) requiring newly hired non-U.S. citizens to present specific documents to prove their employment eligibility; (2) subjecting employees who were Legal Permanent Residents to unnecessary post-employment reverification of their work authority through the production of specific documents; and (3) requiring employees who had become naturalized U.S. citizens after they were hired to produce their certificate of naturalization to establish the change in their citizenship status. If you are an employee with a 401 (k), you may be losing money. Mr. K's Used Books & CDs, Inc. (Unfair Documentary Practices) February 2019. IERs investigation also found that the company engaged in a pattern or practice of requesting specific documents from non-U.S. citizens for employment eligibility verification because of their citizenship status. Please see attached complaint received from the consumer. Under the terms of the settlement, Respondents will pay a combined $115,000 in civil penalties to the United States, pay up to $30,000 in back pay to injured parties, train relevant human resources officials on avoiding discrimination in the employment eligibility verification process, and be subject to Division monitoring and reporting. Under the terms of the settlement agreement, Standard TyTape Company will pay a civil penalty, amend its policies to prohibit discriminatory practices, undergo OSC training, and be subject to OSC monitoring. Onin Staffing, LLC (Unfair Documentary Practices) December 2019. The Divisions investigation concluded that that CitiStaff routinely requested that non-U.S. citizens present specific documents to prove their work authorization, such as Permanent Resident Cards or Employment Authorization Documents, but did not make similar requests for specific documents to U.S. citizens. UPS asked for the additional documents after getting a data entry error notification from the propriety software program the company uses to access E-Verify and verify workers permission to work. 1324b(a)(6). Who is ED Magedson - Founder, Ripoff Report. On November 4, 2021, IER signed a settlement agreement with Rehrig Pacific Company (Rehrig), resolving a reasonable cause finding that the company discriminated against a lawful permanent resident during the Form I-9 reverification process. Settlement Press Release Settlement Agreeement, Setpoint Systems, Inc. (Citizenship Status) June 2018. On November 15, 2021, IER signed a settlement agreement with Igloo Products Corp. (Igloo) addressing claims that the company discriminated against U.S. workers because of a preference to hire H-2B visa holders for certain positions in its Katy, Texas location, 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. The settlement agreement requires Triple H to, among other things: 1) pay $15,600 in civil penalties; 2) engage in enhanced recruiting efforts for U.S. workers, beyond what the Department of Labor's program requires; 3) set aside a back pay fund of $85,000 to provide back pay to U.S. applicants who were unfairly denied employment; 4) undergo department-provided training on the anti-discrimination provision of the INA; and 5) undergo departmental reporting and monitoring. Class action lawsuit Used Books & CDs, Inc. 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