US recruiter given $230k fine in employee discrimination case
18 August 2014
US recruitment company Select Staffing is to pay out $230k (£137.5k) following claims of discrimination in the employment eligibility verification process.
Mon, 18 Aug 2014
US recruitment company Select Staffing is to pay out $230k (£137.5k) following claims of discrimination in the employment eligibility verification process.
The US Department of Justice claimed the California-based company had discriminated against work-authorised non-US citizens and therefore violated the Immigration and Nationality Act, a department release said.
Following a department investigation, which was prompted by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services, it was found some staff members of the company had asked non-US citizens to present specific documents to establish their work authority. It had not asked the same of similarly-situated US citizens.
Under the Act, employers are prohibited from placing additional documentation demands on work-authorised employees based on their citizenship status or national origin.
A settlement agreement reached with the department will see the company pay $230k in civil penalties, create a $35k fund to compensate people who may have lost wages due to company practices and undergo training on the anti-discrimination provision of the Act.
Certain branches of the company will be subject to department monitoring and reporting requirements for three years.
US recruitment company Select Staffing is to pay out $230k (£137.5k) following claims of discrimination in the employment eligibility verification process.
The US Department of Justice claimed the California-based company had discriminated against work-authorised non-US citizens and therefore violated the Immigration and Nationality Act, a department release said.
Following a department investigation, which was prompted by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services, it was found some staff members of the company had asked non-US citizens to present specific documents to establish their work authority. It had not asked the same of similarly-situated US citizens.
Under the Act, employers are prohibited from placing additional documentation demands on work-authorised employees based on their citizenship status or national origin.
A settlement agreement reached with the department will see the company pay $230k in civil penalties, create a $35k fund to compensate people who may have lost wages due to company practices and undergo training on the anti-discrimination provision of the Act.
Certain branches of the company will be subject to department monitoring and reporting requirements for three years.
