The Department of Justice (DOJ) finalized a settlement agreement with Fleetlogix Inc. (Fleetlogix) regarding claims that they discriminated again non-US citizens who were work authorized. Fleetlogix is based in San Diego, California and operates offices nationwide that provide cleaning and transportation services to rental car companies. Specifically, the DOJ alleged that Fleetlogix required these non-US… Continue reading Company Fined $627,000 for I-9 Anti-Discrimination Provision Violations
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NH Painting Contractor to Pay Nearly $500K in Wages, Dmanages and Penalties
A NH painting contractor was charged in October 2012 for violations of the Fair Standards Labor Act’s (FLSA) minimum wage, overtime and record keeping requirements. In 2014, the Department of Labor (DOL) obtained a preliminary injunction preventing the contractor from intimidating, retaliating or discriminating again current or former employees involved in the investigation and lawsuit.… Continue reading NH Painting Contractor to Pay Nearly $500K in Wages, Dmanages and Penalties
OCAHO Reduces Fines Notwithstanding Backdating of Forms I-9
The Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer (OCAHO) reduced the penalty for Liberty Packaging, Inc. after finding that although backdating I-9 forms is a serious violation, Liberty Packaging Inc. (Liberty) is a small employer with no history of previous violations and the unauthorized status of the five individuals listed in the NSD was not… Continue reading OCAHO Reduces Fines Notwithstanding Backdating of Forms I-9
SAN ANTONIO BAKERY FINED 15K FOR 32 SUBSTANATIVE VIOLATIONS
Horno MSJ Ltd. Co. is a bakery in San Antonio, Texas which opened in March 2006. It is jointly owned by an elderly married couple. ICE served Horno with a Notice of Inspection (NOI) and subpoena on July 31, 2012. The inspection of the I-9s was scheduled for several days later. Horno presented 26 original… Continue reading SAN ANTONIO BAKERY FINED 15K FOR 32 SUBSTANATIVE VIOLATIONS
MN Staffing Company Fined $225K for I-9 Violations
Employer Solutions Staffing Group II (ESSG), a large MN company with six to eight thousand temporary employees on its payroll, was recently fined $225 for “creating false attestations” on Section 2 of the I-9. Specifically, ESSG reviewed copies of the employee’s I-9 documents “without ever seeing the individuals whose documents they examined.” This is a… Continue reading MN Staffing Company Fined $225K for I-9 Violations
E-Verify Employer Found Liable for 129 Form I-9 Violations
Golf International DBA Desert Canyon Golf, an E-Verify employer, was found liable for 129 Form I-9 violations by the Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Office (OCAHO). This included 125 violations consisting of failure to ensure that employees properly completed Section 1 of Form I-9 and/or failure to properly completing Section of Form I-9 and… Continue reading E-Verify Employer Found Liable for 129 Form I-9 Violations