Unfair Immigration-Related Employment

Unfair Immigration-Related Employment Practice

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has reached an agreement with Centerplate Inc. resolving allegations that the company violated INA § 274B [8 USCA § 1324b] by engaging in a pattern or practice of treating work-eligible noncitizens differently from U.S. citizens during the employment eligibility verification process by requiring specific documents issued by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from the former while not making similar requests of the latter. Centerplate, based in Spartanburg, South Carolina, is one of the largest hospitality (food-service) companies in the world. 

The DOJ's investigation was based on a referral from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) made pursuant to a memorandum of agreement between USCIS and the DOJ's Civil Rights Division. 

Under the terms of the agreement, Centerplate will pay $250,000 in civil penalties, the third highest amount paid through settlement since the enactment of the anti-discrimination provision in 1986, and will fully compensate any victims who lost wages as a result of the company's discriminatory practices.

If you have been suffering work-related discrimination, please call our the Law Offices of Norka M. Schell at (212)564-1589 to speak with an attorney about your case.