Several companies agreed to settle allegations of Telephone Consumer Protection Act violations, and one of those could amount to $100 per text. Under the settlement, SMSC will pay a $60,000 civil penalty to the United States, establish a $75,000 back pay fund for affected workers, train their staff on the requirements of 8 U.S.C. Whiz International, LLC (Retaliation) May 2012. City of Waterloo, IA (Citizenship Status) January 2014. 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. 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. IERs investigation concluded that the company (1) engaged in a pattern or practice of recruiting and hiring only U.S. citizens or U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents for certain positions without legal justification, in violation of 8 U.S.C. In doing so, Ameritech harmed U.S. workers by both unlawfully deterring many of them from applying, and failing to fairly consider hiring those who nevertheless applied. 1324b(a)(6), and to ensure that relevant human resources officials participated in OSC-provided or approved training on the anti-discrimination provision of the INA. 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. On March 16, 2022, IER signed a settlement agreement with Bianchi Home Care Inc. (Bianchi) resolving IERs reasonable cause finding that Bianchi committed citizenship status discrimination in violation of 8 U.S.C. On September 11, 2012, the Department of Justice issued a press release announcing that it filed a complaint against Estopy Farms, a sorghum and soy farm in McAllen, Tex., which also provides equipment and equipment operators for harvests at other farms. On October 17, 2019, the Division signed a settlement agreement with MUY Brands, LLC and MUY Consulting, Inc. resolving an investigation into the companies employment eligibility verification (Form I-9 and E-Verify) practices at Taco Bell franchises in the mid-Atlantic region. Settlement Press Release Settlement Agreement, Garland Sales, Inc. (Retaliation, Unfair Documentary Practices) December 2011. According to the bank's website, Desjardins has the largest regional presence in Quebec but has locations all over Canada. Under the terms of the settlement agreement, the Respondent will pay $320,000 in civil penalties, provide back pay to an economic victim, comply with specific injunctive and corrective action requirements, and be subject to monitoring for a three year period. The department found that El Rancho's discriminatory practices were based on employees' citizenship status. Settlement Press Release Settlement Agreeement, Setpoint Systems, Inc. (Citizenship Status) June 2018. The companies screened out U.S. citizens with dual citizenship and non-U.S. citizens with work authorization from an Arnold & Porter document review project. On September 7, 2016, the Division issued a press release announcing it reached a settlement agreement with Cumberland Staffing Inc. d/b/a Atwork Cumberland Staffing (ACS), resolving claims that it discriminated against work-authorized immigrants and naturalized U.S. citizens in violation of the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and National Act. 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. On July 15, 2021, the Division signed a settlement with Around the Clock Dispatch Inc. resolving a reasonable cause finding that the company retaliated against a worker because he asked for the departments help in addressing his concerns about an immigration-related employment practice, in violation of 8 U.S.C. On May 24, 2021,the Division signed a settlement agreement with Pyramid Consulting, Inc. (Pyramid), resolving a claim that Pyramid engaged in unlawful citizenship status discrimination and unfair documentary practices, in violation of 8 U.S.C. Under the settlement agreement, the company will pay a civil penalty of $34,200 to the United States and train its employees on the requirements of the INAs anti-discrimination provision, and be subject to departmental reporting requirements. 1324b(a)(1), when it posted online job advertisements that were facially discriminatory, excluding certain categories of protected individuals from consideration. 1324b(a)(6). Settlement Press Release Settlement Agreement, Rose Acre Farms, Inc. (Unfair Documentary Practices) August 2018. Kim Hoang Coffee and Fast Food Restaurant (Unfair Documentary Practices) November 2013. . Settlement Press Release Settlement Agreement, Spike, Inc. (Citizenship Status) March 2021. Settlement Press Release Settlement Agreement, Walter J. Willoughby Jr., MD., Ltd (National Origin) December 2022. The settlement agreement requires ESGW to pay a civil penalty of $6,186, train relevant employees about the anti-discrimination requirements of 8 U.S.C. On February 20, 2013, the Department of Justice issued a press release announcing it reached a settlement agreement with FTD, Inc. It is only available to drivers who are not bound by Uber's arbitration clause. Under the terms of the settlement, Argosy and EDMC agreed to provide full back pay in the amount of $7,100 to the lawful permanent resident, modify their policy on employing foreign nationals to require equal treatment of work authorized non-citizens, and train Argosy employees on federal protections for workers under the INAs anti-discrimination provision. 1324b(a)(6). Bacchi v. Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, filed as a class action in which Plaintiff contends that MassMutual retained profits that it was required to distribute as dividends to its participating policyholders. Under the settlement agreement, Macys agreed to conform its employment eligibility verification policies and practices to the requirements of 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(6) at the Pasco Processing facility. Allied Universal provides integrated security services that combine security personnel, technology, and a variety of professional services, to give our clients a flexible and scalable approach to securing their businesses. On August 13, 2021, the Division signed a settlement agreement with JP Senior Healthcare and JP Senior Management resolving an IER reasonable cause finding that the two related companies improperly rejected a new employees valid California drivers license and unrestricted Social Security card and demanded that the employee instead present a Permanent Resident card, based on the companies belief that the Charging Party who is Latino was not a U.S. citizen. Specifically, IER found that PMM asked lawful permanent residents to show their permanent resident cards (sometimes known as green cards), and asylees and refugees to show their employment authorization documents (sometimes known as work permits), to prove their permission to work. This settlement is aimed to resolve the claims of 13,500 employees and ends fifteen years of litigation. 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. International, Inc. (Unfair Documentary Practices) May 2021. On December 12, 2018, IER signed a settlement agreement with Afni Inc. resolving a workers charge against one of the companys Tucson, Arizona locations. The attorneys discussed the employers responsibilities and obligations under the anti-discrimination provision of the INA. Akeya Griffith, Shirley George, DMarco Anderson, and Gina Eggleston accepted the security services giants offers of judgment in the case, according to a notice filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Wednesday. On May 31, 2016, the Division issued a press release announcing it reached a settlement agreement with Villa Rancho Bernardo Care Center (VRB), resolving claims that it treated lawful permanent residents differently from other workers in the employment eligibility verification process by requiring them to produce a permanent resident card (often known as a green card). Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) (Citizenship Status) January 2006. On March 21, 2017, the Division signed a settlement agreement with Respondent resolving an investigation into the companys employment eligibility verification practices. 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. According to the class action lawsuit . Section 1324b, and undergo departmental reporting and monitoring for 3 years. As part of the settlement agreement, UNFI will pay $3,190 in civil penalties to the government and has already paid full back pay to the Charging Party. Specifically, IERs investigation found that the synagogue, in staffing its pre-school, discriminated against a non-U.S. citizen based on citizenship status when checking the individuals permission to work in the United States. 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. : 34-2019-0027090 Please note that this matter is currently on appeal to the Third District Court of Appeal. Settlement Press Release Settlement Agreement, JP Senior Healthcare, LLCand JP Senior Management, LLC(Unfair Documentary Practices) August 2021. NetJets Services, Inc. (Citizenship Status) May 2016. 1324b(a)(1)(A). As part of the settlement agreement, BAE has agreed to pay $53,900 to the United States and be subject to training and reporting obligations. IERs investigation concluded that the District discriminated against a teacher applicant, in violation of 8 U.S.C. The case settled prior to the Justice Department filing a complaint in this matter. Whiz will also undergo training by the Department of Justice and has agreed not to discriminate against any employee on the basis of national origin or citizenship status. 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). 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. On June 12, 2014, the Justice Department issued a press release announcing it reached a settlement agreement with Commercial Cleaning Systems resolving allegations that the Denver, Colorado-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 November 23, 2015, the Justice Department issued a press release announcing it reached a settlement agreement with Sunny Grove Landscaping & Nursery, Inc. (Sunny Grove) resolving allegations that the Florida-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. Gamewell Mechanical 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. Macys (Citizenship Status, Unfair Documentary Practices) June 2010. The Divisions investigation was based on a referral from USCIS, and revealed sufficient evidence to show that Respondents had a pattern or practice of requesting List A documents from newly-hired lawful permanent residents (LPRs) because of their citizenship status, while not making similar requests of U.S. citizens. Following an OSC hotline intervention, the university offered the job to the charging party, but not before a manager at the university allegedly reprimanded the charging party for contacting OSC. The agreement requires R.E.E. On June 15, 2021, IER signed a settlement with Tecon Services, Inc. resolving a reasonable cause finding that the company engaged in an unfair documentary practice based on national origin, in violation of 8 U.S.C. Under the settlement agreement, the company will pay $40,600 to the United States, and conduct enhanced U.S. worker recruitment and advertising for future positions. 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. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), found that SK Food Group required work-authorized non-U.S. citizens to produce specific documents during the employment eligibility verification process, including the E-Verify process. The settlement agreement requires the Company to, among other things, pay $14,430 in civil penalties, pay $11,177.60 in back pay to the charging party, train relevant human resources personnel on avoiding discrimination in the employment eligibility verification process, and be subject to Division monitoring and reporting. On January 22, 2019, G4S Secure Solutions (previously known as Wackenhut Corporation) agreed to resolve a consolidated meal and rest period class action for at least $100 million and up to $130 million. On September 3, 2019, IER signed a settlement agreement with Allied Universal Holdco, LLC (Allied Universal), which had acquired U.S. Security Associates (USSA), to resolve a reasonable cause finding that a USSA branch office had violated the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act. IERs investigation found that Amiga posted at least six facially discriminatory job advertisements in 2021. 1324b(a)(6) by requesting newly-hired lawful permanent residents (LPRs), but not newly-hired U.S. citizens, to produce specific documents to establish their authority to work. 1324b(a)(6). The Department also concluded that the SKP human resource staffer further retaliated against the former employee by spreading misinformation about him to colleagues to prevent him from being rehired. IERs investigation determined that the company terminated the high-performing Mexican-American employee based on her coworkers discriminatory bias. Section 1324b, 3) inform clients who request citizenship status restrictions about the law, and 4) undergo departmental reporting and monitoring for two years. The agreement requires Walter J. Willoughby Jr., MD., Ltd to pay $42,500 to the affected worker and a civil penalty to the United States. United Natural Foods, Inc. (Unfair Documentary Practices) July 2012. The department's investigation revealed that the company requested lawful permanent resident employees, but not U.S. citizen employees, to complete additional Forms I-9 and provide additional proof of employment eligibility after hire even though the INA prohibits this. When UPS received the notification, the company asked the worker for additional documents instead of checking for a simple data entry error, as the company did when it received such notices for U.S. citizen workers. Yellow-Checker-Star Transportation (Unfair Documentary Practices) October 2015. Griffith will receive $15,000 and George, Anderson, and Eggleston will get $5,000 each, according to the filing. Complaint Press Release Complaint, Technical Marine Maintenance Texas (Unfair Documentary Practices) July 2017. 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. The Complaint alleges that a related entity, Gulf Coast Workforce, LLC, is also responsible for these practices. Settlement Press Release Settlement Agreement, Lady M Confections Co, Ltd and Lady M West Third, LLC (Citizenship Status) Novmeber 2022. Under the terms of the settlement agreement, the Respondents paid a combined $1,450 in civil penalties, provided back pay to both charging parties, and will undergo training. The settlement also resolves claims that Law Resources separately retaliated against the worker whose charge prompted IERs investigations by placing her on a do not use list after she objected to the projects citizenship status restriction. The agreement also requires certain employees to attend training on the INAs anti-discrimination provision and ensure that trained personnel review future job advertisements. 1324b(a)(6). 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. 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