The Department of Justice is fining a company for discrimination because employees have to prove their citizenship status.
Say, isn’t this part of the same government that fines companies for hiring illegals?
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I can’t remember the last time an official government citizenship form of some sort was NOT part of the hiring papers I had to sign with each and every new job I’ve taken.
So can they just tell the DOJ to stick it (“it” being “their fine” – let’s not get obscene here) in their ear sideways and twirl?
The racist Department of Justice and their xenophobic Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives always demand to know if you are a U.S. Citizen or in the country legally when you want to buy a gun.
Form I-9 is used for verifying the identity and employment authorization of individuals hired for employment in the United States. All U.S. employers must ensure proper completion of Form I-9 for each individual they hire for employment in the United States. This includes citizens and noncitizens. Both employees and employers (or authorized representatives of the employer) must complete the form. On the form, an employee must attest to his or her employment authorization. The employee must also present his or her employer with acceptable documents evidencing identity and employment authorization. The employer must examine the employment eligibility and identity document(s) an employee presents to determine whether the document(s) reasonably appear to be genuine and to relate to the employee and record the document information on the Form I-9. The list of acceptable documents can be found on the last page of the form. Employers must retain Form I-9 for a designated period and make it available for inspection by authorized government officers. NOTE: State agencies may use Form I-9. Also, some agricultural recruiters and referrers for a fee may be required to use Form I-9.
$200,000 civil penalty and establish an uncapped back pay fund to compensate individuals who lost wages because they couldn’t prove they are in the county legally.
I can’t remember the last time an official government citizenship form of some sort was NOT part of the hiring papers I had to sign with each and every new job I’ve taken.
So can they just tell the DOJ to stick it (“it” being “their fine” – let’s not get obscene here) in their ear sideways and twirl?
The racist Department of Justice and their xenophobic Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives always demand to know if you are a U.S. Citizen or in the country legally when you want to buy a gun.
Fortunately they don’t ask if you are a cat.
I guess the old, “Ve Ver just follovink orders” defense is out of the question.
http://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/files/form/i-9.pdf
Form I-9 is used for verifying the identity and employment authorization of individuals hired for employment in the United States. All U.S. employers must ensure proper completion of Form I-9 for each individual they hire for employment in the United States. This includes citizens and noncitizens. Both employees and employers (or authorized representatives of the employer) must complete the form. On the form, an employee must attest to his or her employment authorization. The employee must also present his or her employer with acceptable documents evidencing identity and employment authorization. The employer must examine the employment eligibility and identity document(s) an employee presents to determine whether the document(s) reasonably appear to be genuine and to relate to the employee and record the document information on the Form I-9. The list of acceptable documents can be found on the last page of the form. Employers must retain Form I-9 for a designated period and make it available for inspection by authorized government officers. NOTE: State agencies may use Form I-9. Also, some agricultural recruiters and referrers for a fee may be required to use Form I-9.
$200,000 civil penalty and establish an uncapped back pay fund to compensate individuals who lost wages because they couldn’t prove they are in the county legally.
In other words THEY WEREN’T!
Shut it down.