Staffing Firm Agrees To Pay Over $500,000 To Settle Citizenship Discrimination Allegations

July 2, 2024

What's New

The U.S. Justice Department has entered into a settlement agreement worth more than half a million dollars to end an immigrant bias investigation of a staffing agency. The $557,500 settlement resolves allegations that the staffing firm violated the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) by using job postings that discouraged applications from non-U.S. citizens who were authorized to work in the United States. In addition, the staffing agency was accused of screening out or failing to meaningfully consider job candidates based on their citizenship status.

What It Means

This settlement serves as a reminder that discrimination based on citizenship and immigration status is unlawful against non-U.S. citizens who are authorized to work in the United States, such as green card holders, refugees, and asylees.

What You Should Do

Employers must meaningfully consider the job applications of these types of non-U.S. citizens and ensure that job postings and listed job qualifications do not deter or screen out candidates based on citizenship status.

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