The Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices (OSC) has released a new educational video to remind employers that they should not re-verify the employment authorization of lawful permanent resident workers when their Permanent Resident Cards expire. OSC’s new video illustrates that this practice is not permissible and may lead to a violation of the anti-discrimination provision. Watch the video in Spanish and English here.
It is important to remember that an employer cannot discriminate against an immigrant by asking to provide “extra” documents to verify their ability to accept employment.
OSC offers a variety of educational tools for employers and workers in addition to its educational video series. Through its hotline and webinars, OSC frequently provides guidance to employers on how to avoid discrimination and educates employees on rights protected by the anti-discrimination provision. For more information about protections against employment discrimination under the immigration law, call OSC’s worker hotline at: 1-800-255-7688 (1-800-237-2525, TDD for the hearing impaired); call OSC’s employer hotline at: 1-800-255-8155 (1-800-362-2735, TDD for the hearing impaired);
sign up for a free webinar or visit OSC’s website http://www.justice.gov/crt/about/osc