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USA v. Maverick Construction, Apr. 21, 2022 "The Court orders Respondent to pay $183,600 in penalties for failing to prepare and/or present Forms I-9 for 136 employees, in violation of Section 274A(a)(1)(B) of the Act."

U.S. v. R&SL Inc. "Respondent is not liable for any violations in Count I or Count II. As to Count III, Respondent is liable for failure to ensure timely prepare and/or present Forms I-9 for 213 employees. As to Count IV, Respondent is liable...

OCAHO, June 2, 2021 "On December 3, 2020, Complainant, the United States, filed a complaint with the Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer (OCAHO) alleging that Respondent, Facebook, Inc. (Facebook), violated 8 U.S.C. § 1324b...

USA v. Psychosomatic Fitness "[T]he parties do not dispute that Respondents violated 8 U.S.C. § 1324a(1)(B). At issue before the Court is the appropriate penalty in this case. ... [T]he Court notes with concern that Respondents provided a...

Cyrus Mehta, Dec. 7, 2020 "The Department of Justice’s complaint claiming that Facebook discriminated against US workers even when it followed DOL regulations for sponsoring foreign national workers is troubling. It renders every employer...

DOJ, Dec. 3, 2020 Here is the press release, and here is the complaint. Yes, it's a complaint, not a lawsuit. Lawsuits are filed in courts. This is a complaint filed with the OCAHO, an administrative tribunal. PERM experts and H-1B experts, weigh...

This document is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on 10/07/2020 "The Department of Justice (“Department”) is amending the regulations governing the Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer to reflect the creation...

EOIR, Aug. 3, 2020 "This Policy Memorandum (PM) establishes a voluntary process whereby the parties in cases before the Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer (OCAHO) may use a settlement officer to mediate settlement negotiations as...

EOIR, Dec. 21, 2018 "1. Ninety percent (90%) of worksite enforcement/employer sanctions cases under INA §274A should be completed within 430 days of filing. 2. Ninety percent (90%) of immigration-refated unfair employment practice cases under...

DOJ, Dec. 11, 2018 - "The Department of Justice announced that it has received a court order yesterday awarding the United States $857,868 in civil penalties, along with other relief, in the Department’s immigration-related employment discrimination...

Noteworthy : "The parties do not dispute, and the record clearly reflects, that ESSG II’s standard operating procedure was for its personnel in Edina, Minnesota to sign the section 2 attestation after reviewing copies of the employees’...

A small convenience store in Maine failed to prepare I-9 forms for two employees, both related to the owner and known to be U.S. citizens. In the end, OCAHO levied a fine of $500. Do the rough math, totaling up the per diem salaries of the ICE investigators...

"Recent decisions of the Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer (OCAHO) continue to demonstrate Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and OCAHO strongly disagree on the appropriate level of penalties for small employers committing...

"In 2012, the Office of Chief Administrative Hearing Officer (OCAHO) issued 21 decisions. Of the 21 decisions, 11 were substantive decisions concerning alleged violations of the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA), six decisions involved Office...

"The Department of Justice announced today the filing of a lawsuit against the University of California, San Diego Medical Center, alleging that the medical center discriminated in the employment eligibility verification process against people...