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The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is a federal agency under the umbrella of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that oversees lawful immigration to the United States. The USCIS performs a broad variety of administrative functions, including processing visa and naturalization petitions, as well as applications for asylum and refugee status. less -

Department of Justice and Apple Reach $25 Million Landmark Agreement

Foley & Lardner LLP on 11/27/2023

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

Equity in Employment: How to Avoid Discrimination While Ensuring Form I-9 Compliance

Mitratech Holdings, Inc on 11/13/2023

The fine line between following proper hiring procedures and promoting fairness and inclusivity requires a seasoned HR professional who understands not only the nuance of hiring in today’s world but also has a legal mind for...more

Department of Homeland Security Proposes Big Changes to I-9 Form and Process

Mitratech Holdings, Inc on 9/30/2022

The current form expires on October 31, 2022. Form I-9 is a United States Citizenship and immigration services form that is used to verify and record employment eligibility for new hires. Officially called Employment...more

Web Exclusive - April 2018: The Top 19 Labor And Employment Law Stories

Fisher Phillips on 5/15/2018

It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there were an unprecedented number of changes all through 2017. And if the first four months...more

OSC Stresses Need to Comply with Federal E-Verify Requirements Regardless of Potential State Conflicts

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 3/23/2017

The U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices (OSC) used a case involving the apparent conflict between federal E-Verify rules and a Missouri state law to...more

Immigration Penalties Increase Effective August 1, 2016

FordHarrison on 8/4/2016

The Department of Justice has issued a new rule increasing penalties for I-9 paperwork violations, unlawfully employing unauthorized workers, and unfair immigration-related employment practices. The increase was triggered by...more

OSC “Pattern and Practice” Investigations to Continue

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 6/1/2015

Over the past few years, the number of employer investigations—and perhaps more noteworthy, the amount of the penalties assessed—by the Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices (OSC) has...more

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