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New Version of
Form I-766
Issued
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services (USCIS) is now
issuing a new version of the Employment
Authorization Document (EAD) or Form I-766.
The EAD serves as proof to employers that
an individual is authorized to work in the
United States.
Press
Release . . .
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Temporary
Protected Status.
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services' one-stop resource for all TPS-related
information.
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to site.
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Justice
Department Settles Immigration-Related Employment
Discrimination Charges.
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Subway, Coral
Springs Fl:
On April 22, 2004, the Office
of Special Counsel concluded a settlement
agreement with the owner of a Subway franchise
in Coral Springs, Florida, resolving allegations
that the franchise had unlawfully terminated
a legal immigrant. During its investigation,
OSC found that Subway terminated a lawful
permanent resident from Italy because he
had voiced concerns about what he perceived
to be discriminatory employment eligibility
verification procedures. Subway allegedly
violated the document abuse provision of
the INA by rejecting the charging party's
permanent resident card as sufficient documentation
to establish his employment eligibility,
and specifically requesting to see his driver's
license and Social Security card. OSC's
investigation found that the charging party
then suffered retaliation when he was terminated
immediately after he expressed concern that
such additional documentation required by
Subway constituted document abuse under
the INA. Under the terms of the agreement,
Subway has agreed to pay the charging party
$3,000 in back pay; pay a civil penalty
of $2,200; provide training for its personnel
concerning their responsibilities under
the INA; and post notices regarding the
anti-discrimination provision of INA.
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Rex Healthcare:
Rex Healthcare, a private health
care system with several facilities in Wake
County, North Carolina, agreed to pay a
$3,600 civil penalty, post anti-discrimination
niotices, educate its personnel, and refrain
from discriminating against U.S. citizens
and work-authorized immigrants during the
employment verificaiton process.
Full Story.
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Triangle Services,
Inc.:
The Justice Department has announced
a settlement agreement with Triangle Services,
Inc., a New York cleaning services corporation
with offices nationwide, resolving allegations
that Triangle unlawfully terminated a legal
immigrant. Under the terms of the agreement,
Triangle agreed to pay back-pay and a civil
penalty, as well as to train its workforce
nationwide on a non-discriminatory employee
verification process. Full story: Adobe
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Access to Government for People Who are Limited
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Work
Authorization Automatic for Asylees. The
new U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services announced that it concurs
with a June 2002 opinion that asylees/refugees
are authorized to work whether
or not they have INS-issued work
authorization documents. Full
Text of Memorandum | Full
Text of 2002 Opinion
State
Letter on Employment Eligibility
Requirements. The
HHS Office of Refugee Resettlement
and the Office of Special
Counsel for Immigration-Related
Unfair Employment Practices
(OSC) have prepared a State
Letter to provide information
on employment eligibility
requirements. This State
Letter provides: (1) background
information on employment
eligibility in the United
States; (2) an overview of
the work of OSC; (3) an overview
of the I-9 Employment Eligibility
Verification Form (Form I-9);
and, (4)answers to frequently
asked employment eligibility
questions from ORR-assisted
populations. Full
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