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Navigating “Anti-American Hiring Bias” Priorities & Staying Compliant While Sponsoring Talent in the U.S.

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In recent months, we have seen a rise in charges filed with the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Immigrant and Employee Rights Section (IER) and announcements from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)...more

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New Litigation Danger as Employees Claim Green Card Favoritism: Why “PERM” Non-compliance Could Now Mean Legal Peril

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Discrimination claims are rising against employers accused of favoring foreign national workers over US workers, and several federal agencies are also joining in this new enforcement trend that should cause you to review your...more

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Avoiding National Origin Discrimination: Key Considerations for Employers

In light of recent policy changes and heightened enforcement priorities from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), employers must be increasingly vigilant in ensuring...more

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How Employers Can Navigate the Legal Ramifications of the DOJ’s New Directives for Immigration Enforcement

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AT A GLANCE On February 5, 2025, Attorney General Pamela Bondi issued a series of internal memoranda directing the Department of Justice (DOJ) to implement policy priorities of the Trump Administration. Several of these...more

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EEOC Announces Increased Enforcement Focus on Employers Preferring ‘Non-American’ Workers

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On Feb. 19, 2025, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that it would be “protecting American workers from anti-American national origin discrimination” in part by “increasing enforcement of...more

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A New Year, A New Warning: DOJ’s First 2025 Settlement Highlights IRCA’s Anti-Discrimination Compliance

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The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced a settlement with Brick & Bourbon, a Minnesota-based restaurant group, for violations of federal anti-discrimination laws in its employment eligibility verification...more

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Diversity in Citizenship, Immigration Status, and National Origin: How to Navigate Modern Workforce Demographics

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As of 2021, about 45 million people living in the U.S. were born in other countries. Though this number has declined since the 2018 peak of 47 million, foreign-born residents have averaged 15 – 16 percent of the U.S....more

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DOJ Settles Discrimination Claims Involving Apple's Recruitment and Hiring Practices Related to the PERM Process

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a settlement with Apple over allegations the company engaged in discriminatory recruitment and hiring practices related to the process of seeking labor certification, or the...more

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Department of Justice and Apple Reach $25 Million Landmark Agreement

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On November 9, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it secured a landmark $25 million agreement with Apple, Inc. (“Apple”) to resolve allegations of discriminatory hiring and recruitment processes...more

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Apple to pay $25 MM to settle claims it discriminated against U.S. workers

Apple Inc. has agreed to pay $25 million to the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, Immigrant and Employee Rights Section, to settle claims that it discriminated against U.S. workers in recruiting and hiring...more

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White House Issues Sweeping AI Executive Order: 10 Things Employers Need to Know

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The executive order on artificial intelligence issued by the White House yesterday is the federal government’s most ambitious attempt to date to corral this burgeoning technology – and contains numerous items of interest for...more

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Permission To Hire Foreign Workers: New Factors To Consider In Perm Recruitment Obligations In Light Of Facebook Settlement

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Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice and Facebook settled a U.S. worker discrimination lawsuit involving the recruitment practices of the social media giant in its sponsorship of foreign workers for permanent residence....more

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Longest Government Shutdown In History Is Impacting Workplace Law

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As of Saturday, the current federal government shutdown became the longest in our nation’s history—and employers are starting to feel the sting. While the peculiarities of the federal budget process meant that this shutdown...more

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Food and Beverage Industry Focus: DOJ Targets Immigration-Related Discrimination

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The Department of Justice’s Immigrant and Employee Rights section (IER) enforces immigration-related discrimination statutes. Over the past year, IER has investigated several companies in the food and beverage industry for...more

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DOJ And DOL Combine Forces To Combat Employment Discrimination Against U.S. Workers

On July 31, 2018, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Labor (DOL) signed an agreement that sets guidelines for inter-agency collaboration to combat suspected employer non-compliance with immigration laws....more

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USCIS and DOJ Partner to Protect U.S. Workers from Hiring Policies that Favor Foreign Visa Workers

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have partnered to establish a framework to efficiently manage and maintain information sharing to better detect and eliminate fraud, abuse,...more

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Common Form I-9 Error — Over Re-verification

The Department of Justice (DOJ) settled an immigration-related discrimination claim against the University of California, San Diego related to the unlawful re-verification of work authorized individuals....more

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DOJ Filing Lawsuits Against U.S. Companies Allegedly Discriminating Against Americans

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Sept. 28, 2017, that the newly formed Immigrant and Employee Rights Section (IER) of the Civil Rights Division filed a lawsuit against an agricultural producer headquartered...more

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