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ICE assesses $1 million fine against Abercrombie & Fitch after Form I-9

  • Epstein Becker Green
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • November 29 2010

U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement (“ICE”) recently announced that Abercrombie & Fitch had agreed to pay a fine of $1,047,110 for violations discovered during a Form I-9 inspection that ICE conducted in November 2008

ICE expands worksite enforcement activities in the Southeast

  • Epstein Becker Green
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 5 2010

On Tuesday, March 2, 2010, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security ("DHS") announced that it was expanding its worksite enforcement strategy in the Southeastern United States

Courts continue to apply RICO to immigration violations

  • Epstein Becker Green
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 28 2010

The federal courts continue to uphold claims under the Racketeer Corrupt Influenced Organizations Act ("RICO") that involve immigration violations

EEOC commissioner calls for close scrutiny of English-only employment

  • Epstein Becker Green
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • November 29 2010

Stuart J. Ishimaru, the Commissioner of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), has called for a close examination of English-fluency employment tests and English-only work rules to determine if they are being used as a subterfuge for national origin discrimination

U.S. District Court holds that Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Navigation bars local manager's discrimination claims

  • Epstein Becker Green
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 30 2009

On September 30, 2009, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York held that the Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Navigation (FCN Treaty) between the United States and Japan barred claims by a local manager that different treatment of Japanese rotational managers constituted citizenship or national origin discrimination

DOJ issues instructions for “no match” letters

  • Epstein Becker Green
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • November 29 2010

Recently, the DOJ's Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices ("OSC") issued instructions to employers and employees regarding how to handle "no match" information

Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals finds Oklahoma E-Verify law unconstitutional

  • Epstein Becker Green
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 25 2010

On February 2, 2010, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit upheld a District Court determination that the mandatory E-Verify provisions of The Oklahoma Taxpayer and Citizen Protection Act of 2007 were pre-empted by federal immigration laws

TPS registration process for Haitians

  • Epstein Becker Green
  • -
  • Haiti, USA
  • -
  • February 25 2010

In response to the overwhelming destruction caused by the January 12, 2010, earthquake in Haiti, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ("USCIS") announced that Haitian nationals in this country prior to January 12, 2010, would be eligible to obtain Temporary Protected Status ("TPS"

DOL discontinues Form I-9 inspections during OFCCP reviews

  • Epstein Becker Green
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • November 29 2010

On November 16, 2010, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) of the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced that it will no longer inspect the Forms I-9 of federal contractors during onsite compliance reviews

CIS announces three measures designed to improve E-Verify, combat discrimination

  • Epstein Becker Green
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 28 2010

On March 17, 2010, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ("USCIS") announced a number of measures that the agency claims will "strengthen the efficiency and accuracy of the E-Verify system" and combat worker discrimination