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Miami-based manufacturer Mr. Glass Doors and Windows Inc. has been found guilty of immigration-related discrimination, according to a recent settlement agreement with the US government.

Under the terms of the settlement, Mr. Glass Doors and Windows Inc., along with its affiliates Mr. Glass Doors and Windows Manufacturing LLC and Powder Coating Technologies LLC, will pay $120,000 in civil penalties to the United States.

The Justice Department announced the settlement, which resolves claims that the company discriminated against non-U.S. citizens when checking their permission to work in the United States. The investigation found that from at least March 1, 2018, to Sept. 16, 2020, Mr. Glass Group routinely required lawful permanent residents to present a specific immigration document when checking their permission to work, based on the employees’ citizenship or immigration status.

‘Requiring workers to provide specific or unnecessary documents to prove their permission to work creates an unlawful barrier to employment for people who are eager to begin working and providing for themselves and their families,’ said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division.

Under the terms of the settlement, Mr. Glass Group will also train its personnel on the INA’s requirements, revise its employment policies and be subject to departmental monitoring and reporting requirements.

Federal law allows all workers to choose which valid, legally acceptable documentation to present to demonstrate their identity and permission to work, regardless of citizenship, immigration status or national origin. The INA’s anti-discrimination provision prohibits employers from asking for specific or unnecessary documents because of a worker’s citizenship, immigration status or national origin.