U.S. Department
of Justice
Immigrant and Employee Rights
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IMMIGRANT AND EMPLOYEE RIGHTS |
The U.S. Attorney’s Office and Department of Justice (DOJ)’s Civil Rights Division enforce the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). 8 U.S.C. § 1324b. The INA prohibits:
- citizenship status discrimination in hiring, firing, or recruitment or referral for a fee,
- national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, or recruitment or referral for a fee,
- unfair documentary practices during the employment eligibility verification, Form I-9 and E-Verify, and
- retaliation or intimidation.
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CONTACT INFORMATION |
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U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of South Carolina https://www.justice.gov/usao-sc/civil-rights Civil Rights Program |
Immigration and Employee Rights (IER) Section www.justice.gov/ier Worker Hotline: 1-800-255-7688 |
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FLYERS, BROCHURES, ETC. |
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Citizens of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), and the Republic of Palau Have the Right to Work Without Facing Discrimination: What Employers Should Know, /media/873951/dl?inline How Employers Can Avoid Discrimination In The Form I-9 And E-Verify Processes, /media/916116/dl?inline Employment Rights and Resources for Refugees and Asylees, /media/873071/dl?inline FAQ’s about the DOJ IER Section, which includes topics such as Unfair Documentary Practices, Reverification Issues; Temporary Protected Status ("TPS"); E-Verify; Social Security Name/Number Issues; Citizenship Status Discrimination; National Origin Discrimination; https://www.justice.gov/crt/frequently-asked-questions-faqs IER link for webinars about protections for workers, https://www.justice.gov/crt/webinars |
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