Mr. Glass Doors and Windows Group, Immigration Discrimination, Florida 2020

MIAMI, FL – In a shocking case of corporate malfeasance, Mr. Glass Doors and Windows Group, a Miami-based manufacturing company, has agreed to settle allegations of immigration discrimination.

According to the US government, Mr. Glass Doors and Windows Group, along with its subsidiaries Mr. Glass Doors and Windows Inc. and Powder Coating Technologies LLC, required permanent legal residents to present a specific immigration document at the time of work verification, based on their citizenship or migrant status.

The investigation found that this practice, which occurred from March 1, 2018, to September 16, 2020, constituted a blatant disregard for the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) and its antidiscrimination provisions.

“Requiring workers to provide specific or unnecessary documents to prove their work permit creates an illegal barrier to employment for those individuals who are eager to work and support themselves and their families,” said Kristen Clarke, the Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division of the US government.

The agreement, which includes a $120,000 civil penalty, requires Mr. Glass Doors and Windows Group to train its employees on INA requirements, revise its employment policies, and submit to Department of Justice supervision and reporting.

The INA prohibits employers from requesting specific or unnecessary documents based on an employee’s citizenship, migrant status, or nationality of origin. Non-US citizens, including permanent legal residents, are eligible for the same types of documents to demonstrate their work permit as US citizens.

The Immigration and Employee Rights Section (IER) of the Civil Rights Division is responsible for enforcing the INA’s antidiscrimination provisions, which prohibit discrimination based on citizenship and nationality of origin in hiring, firing, recruitment, or recommendation practices; unfair documentary practices; and retaliation and intimidation.

Those who believe they have been discriminated against based on their citizenship, migrant status, or nationality of origin in hiring, firing, recruitment, or work eligibility verification (Form I-9 and E-Verify) or are subject to retaliation can file a complaint. The public can also call the IER’s worker hotline at 1-800-255-7688 (1-800-237-2515, TTY for deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals) or the IER’s employer hotline at 1-800-255-8155 (1-800-237-2515, TTY for deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals).

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