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Agencies Investigate H-1B Outsourcing Firms; Layoffs Provoke Controversy

Posted on 06/19/2015 by Mark A. Ivener, A Law Corporation

Several companies have been in the spotlight recently due to hiring H-1B workers and laying off U.S. workers in similar positions. According to reports, the Departments of Labor (DOL) and… Read More

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OSC Issues Technical Assistance Letter on E-Verify Issues

Posted on 05/01/2015 by Mark A. Ivener, A Law Corporation

The Department of Justice’s Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices (OSC) issued a technical assistance letter on April 15, 2015, in response to a query from an… Read More

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Court Blocks Expanded DACA, DAPA; Obama Administration Appeals

Posted on 03/06/2015 by Mark A. Ivener, A Law Corporation

On February 23, 2015, the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed paperwork to seek a stay of a federal district court decision to block temporarily some of President Obama’s latest executive… Read More

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Court Blocks Expanded DACA, DAPA; Obama Administration Appeals

Posted on 02/27/2015 by Mark A. Ivener, A Law Corporation

On February 23, 2015, the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed paperwork to seek a stay of a federal district court decision to block temporarily some of President Obama’s latest executive… Read More

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Justice Dept. Settles Discrimination Cases in California and Georgia

Posted on 11/18/2014 by Mark A. Ivener, A Law Corporation

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently settled several immigration-related discrimination claims in California and Georgia. California case. DOJ reached an agreement with Serendipity Hearing Inc., doing business as Sonus Hearing… Read More

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Justice Dept. Settles Lawsuit Against Texas Bus Company for Discrimination

Posted on 10/17/2014 by Mark A. Ivener, A Law Corporation

The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently reached a settlement with Autobuses Ejecutivos LLC, doing business as Omnibus Express, a bus company based in Houston, Texas. The settlement resolved a lawsuit… Read More

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White House Requests $3.7 Billion for Border Crisis

Posted on 07/21/2014 by Mark A. Ivener, A Law Corporation

As the United States continues to grapple with an influx of undocumented children and others along the southern border, on July 8, 2014, President Barack Obama requested a $3.7 billion… Read More

Posted in DHS, DOJ, DOS,

Justice Dept. Settles Document Discrimination Complaint Against University of California San Diego Medical Center

Posted on 01/19/2012 by Mark A. Ivener, A Law Corporation

The Department of Justice reached an agreement on January 4, 2012, with the University of California San Diego Medical Center, resolving a complaint filed on December 6, 2011, alleging that… Read More

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Justice Dept. Sues California Healthcare Provider for Discrimination

Posted on 10/17/2011 by Mark A. Ivener, A Law Corporation

The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit on September 30, 2011, against Generations Healthcare, a provider with skilled nursing facilities throughout California, alleging that it engaged in a pattern… Read More

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Do’s and Don’ts, Tips on SSN “No-Matches” Released

Posted on 12/08/2010 by Mark A. Ivener, A Law Corporation

The Department of Justice’s Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices recently issued the following do’s and don’ts for employers on Social Security Number “no-match” letters. These are… Read More

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