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Imagine Schools Inc, Document Abuse, Ohio 2023
A shocking case of document abuse has come to light in Ohio, as Imagine Schools Inc. has been found guilty of discriminating against a lawful permanent resident employee. The company, based in Groveport, Ohio, has agreed to pay $20,169 in back pay plus interest to the charging party and $600 in civil penalties to the United States.
According to the complaint filed with the Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices, Imagine Schools Inc. improperly terminated the employee after he failed to produce an unexpired lawful permanent resident card, also known as a ‘green card,’ during reverification of his employment eligibility status for purposes of Form I-9.
The employee, a lawful permanent resident, had originally presented a valid lawful permanent resident card when he was hired, and alleged that his reverification, along with the request for a specific document, was unlawful under the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
Under the settlement agreement, Imagine Schools Inc. agrees to comply with the law, to train its human resources personnel about employers’ responsibilities to avoid discrimination in the employment eligibility verification process, and to be subject to reporting and compliance monitoring requirements for 18 months.
Said Thomas E. Perez, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division, ‘All work-authorized individuals have the right to work without facing discriminatory hurdles during the employment eligibility verification or reverification process based on their citizenship status or national origin.’
Imagine Schools Inc. is a defendant in a document abuse case in Ohio, with the exact criminal charges being discrimination under the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
The city and state involved are Groveport, Ohio. The exact date of the crime is not specified in the source.
The sentence or outcome of the case is that Imagine Schools Inc. agrees to pay $20,169 in back pay plus interest to the charging party and $600 in civil penalties to the United States.
The dollar amounts involved in the case are $20,169 in back pay plus interest and $600 in civil penalties.
Imagine Schools Inc. is a defendant in a document abuse case in Ohio, with the exact criminal charges being discrimination under the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
The company, based in Groveport, Ohio, has agreed to pay $20,169 in back pay plus interest to the charging party and $600 in civil penalties to the United States.
For more information about protections against employment discrimination under the immigration law, call 1-800-255-7688 (OSC’s worker hotline) (1-800-237-2525, TDD for hearing impaired), 1-800-255-8155 (OSC’s employer hotline) (1-800-362-2735, TDD for hearing impaired) or 202-616-5594; sign up for a no-cost webinar at www.justice.gov/crt/about/osc/webinars.php; email osccrt@usdoj.gov; or visit OSC’s website at www.justice.gov/crt/about/osc.
Key Facts
- State: Ohio
- Category: White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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