Mark A Ivener, A Law Corporation

Category: DOJ


DOJ’s Office of Special Counsel Lists Employer Best Practices During Worksite Enforcement Audits

The Department of Justice’s Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices has released the following do’s and don’ts for employers facing audits (PDF) by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE): DO: Develop a transparent process for interacting with employees during the audit, including communicating with employees that the employer is subject to an… Read More

Justice Dept. Settles Document Discrimination Complaint Against University of California San Diego Medical Center

The Department of Justice reached an agreement on January 4, 2012, with the University of California San Diego Medical Center, resolving a complaint filed on December 6, 2011, alleging that the medical center failed to comply with proper employment eligibility verification processes for noncitizens authorized to work in the United States. Specifically, the Department’s complaint… Read More

Justice Dept. Sues California Healthcare Provider for Discrimination

The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit on September 30, 2011, against Generations Healthcare, a provider with skilled nursing facilities throughout California, alleging that it engaged in a pattern or practice of discrimination by imposing unnecessary documentary requirements on naturalized U.S. citizens and non-U.S. citizens to work in the U.S. The Department noted that… Read More

Do’s and Don’ts, Tips on SSN “No-Matches” Released

The Department of Justice’s Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices recently issued the following do’s and don’ts for employers on Social Security Number “no-match” letters. These are letters issued by the Social Security Administration (SSA) to employers stating that information supplied to the SSA does not match SSA records. DO: Recognize that… Read More