Feds Punish Business For Engaging In ‘Citizenship-Discrimination’

Daily Caller ^ | September 2, 2014 | Rachel Stoltzfoos

[Zakeet]

A Texas catering business will pay the United States $26,400 for engaging in “citizenship-discrimination,” as part of a settlement with the Justice Department announced Tuesday.

Culinaire International unlawfully discriminated against employees based on their citizenship status, the Justice Department claimed, because it required non-citizen employees to provide extra proof of their right to work in the United States.

Culinaire has agreed to pay the United States $20,460 in civil penalties, receive training in anti-discrimination rules of the Immigration and Nationality Act, revise its work eligibility verification process, and create a $40,000 back pay fund for “potential economic victims.”

[longtermmemmory]

settlement is for those who are LEGALLY here.

[entropy12]

Sorry to be so blunt but it is obvious the so called “principled conservatives” are short sighted and non-strategic thinkers.

[Jack Hammer]

Getting while the getting is good - BEFORE America’s full-blown Marxist/Leninist revolution.

[manc]

totally agree

[Pollster1]

I miss the rule of law.

[arthurus]

It is illegal to hire illegals. It is also illegal to ask about a prospective employee’s citizenship. If you refuse to hire an illegal or ask about his citizenship you will be prosecuted. If you hire the illegal you will be prosecuted if you do something that Holder disapproves of if you are someone that Holder disapproves of. If an illegal alien applies to work for you, you have committed a felony by the mere fact of the application.

[arthurus]

Three Felonies a Day-Harry Silverglate

[TexasGator]

“It is also illegal to ask about a prospective employee’s citizenship. “

Wrong.

[babbabooey]

“Citizenship-Discrimination”

BOHICA

[Liz]

Culinaire was requiring employees to present a renewed permanent resident card to be verified as work-eligible. ........

The Justice Department claimed this violated a provision in the Immigration and Nationality Act that prohibits employers from requiring extra documentation from non-citizen employees.....who are registered Democrats in several districts under multiple identities.

[ExTxMarine]

A lawful permanent resident’s card expires, but their right to work is permanent, and in this case Culinaire was requiring employees to present a renewed permanent resident card to be verified as work-eligible.

This is true; however, since I work with HR I can tell you some more details about presenting any ID for verification.

Federal law states that you MUST present current, NON-expired cards for proof of residence and work-eligibility. THAT is Federal law!