IMMIGRATION AND POLICY: JULY 2013 VISA BULLETIN

IMMIGRATION AND POLICY: JULY 2013 VISA BULLETIN: Posted by NYC Immigration Business Lawyer Norka M. Schell Law Offices of Norka M. Schell LLC                                 FAMILY-B...

JULY 2013 VISA BULLETIN

Posted by NYC Immigration Business Lawyer Norka M. Schell

Law Offices of Norka M. Schell LLC

                               

FAMILY-BASED PREFERENCES

Family-Sponsored	All Charge-ability Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA- mainland born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
F1	01JUN06	01JUN06	01JUN06	22AUG93	01JUL00
F2A	08OCT11	08OCT11	08OCT11	01SEP11	08OCT11
F2B	01NOV05	01NOV05	01NOV05	01NOV93	22DEC02
F3	01OCT02	01OCT02	01OCT02	22APR93	22NOV92
F4	22MAY01	22MAY01	22MAY01	22SEP96	15DEC89

       

EMPLOYMENT-BASED PREFERENCES

Employment- Based	All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA- mainland born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
1st	C	C	C	C	C
2nd	C	08AUG08	01SEP04	C	C
3rd	01JAN09	01JAN09	22JAN03	01JAN09	01OCT06
Other Workers	01JAN09	22MAR04	22JAN03	01JAN09	01OCT06
4th	C	C	C	C	C
Certain Religious Workers	C	C	C	C	C
5th Targeted EmploymentAreas/ Regional Centers and Pilot Programs	C	C	C	C	C

          

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IMMIGRATION AND POLICY: Justice Department Settles Immigration-related Dis...

IMMIGRATION AND POLICY: Justice Department Settles Immigration-related Dis...: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wesdnesday, July 3, 2013 Justice Department Settles Immigration-related Discrimination Claim Against A...

Justice Department Settles Immigration-related Discrimination Claim

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Wesdnesday, July 3, 2013

Justice Department Settles Immigration-related Discrimination Claim Against Alabama Employment Agency

The Justice Department today reached an agreement with Stellar Staffing LLC, based in Birmingham, Ala., resolving claims that the employment agency violated the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).

The  department’s independent investigation was initiated based on evidence uncovered during the investigation of a related retaliation charge filed against Stellar Staffing.  The department’s investigation concluded that since at least July 2008, the company required specific documents issued by the Department of Homeland Security from non-U.S. citizens during the employment eligibility verification process, but accepted a variety of identity and work authorization documentation from U.S. citizens.

Under the terms of the settlement agreement, Stellar Staffing will pay $2,250 in civil penalties to the United States, undergo Justice Department training on the anti-discrimination provision of the INA and be subject to monitoring of its employment eligibility verification practices for a period of one year.  

“The anti-discrimination provision protects work-authorized individuals from being treated differently in the hiring process based on discriminatory assumptions about their status,” said Gregory Friel, Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division.  “The Civil Rights Division is fully committed to vigorously enforcing the law.”