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Indiana Firm Hired Only U.S. Citizens, Feds Say
A private airplane charter company in Elkhart, Indiana, has agreed to pay $22,000 in civil penalties after a U.S. investigation found the firm discriminated against non-U.S. citizen applicants.
Travel Management Company, a charter airline based in Elkhart, Indiana, had a U.S. citizenship requirement in its job postings for commercial pilot positions, according to the Justice Department. However, no law, regulation, executive order or government contract authorized the company to restrict employment in this manner.
The investigation found that non-U.S. citizens who applied for the position were eliminated from consideration on the basis of their citizenship status. The settlement agreement requires Travel Management Company to revise its hiring and recruiting procedures, train its human resources personnel, and be subject to reporting requirements for two years.
“Employers must give all eligible candidates an equal opportunity to compete for employment and cannot create unlawful discriminatory barriers to work,” said Acting Assistant Attorney General Molly Moran for the Civil Rights Division. “The department is committed to ensuring that employers do not unlawfully discriminate against U.S. citizens and other work-authorized individuals based on their citizenship status.”
The Civil Rights Division Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices (OSC) is responsible for enforcing the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act. The statute prohibits citizenship status and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing or recruitment or referral for a fee, unfair documentary practices, and retaliation or intimidation.
Applicants or employees who believe they were subjected to different documentary requirements or discrimination based on their citizenship status, immigration status, or national origin should contact OSC’s worker hotline for assistance. The hotline can be reached at 1-800-255-7688 (1-800-237-2515, TTY for hearing impaired).
Key Facts
- State: Indiana
- Category: Public Corruption|White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release ↗
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