First Reported E-Verify-Related Retaliation Charge Brings Lessons For Employers

A building maintenance company in Tampa, has paid the first E-Verify- related  fine for immigration related discrimination.  The DOJ Office of Special Counsel for Immigration Related Discrimination (OSC) filed suit against the company in an effort to  resolve allegations that the company  had retaliated against a former employee by refusing to rehire her and therefore was in violation of the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).  The terms of the settlement agreement  included a $2,000 civil penalty and $6,800 in monetary relief to the employee.  The company will also receive training on the anti-discrimination provision and proper E-Verify procedures.