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Oregon Firm Fires Worker Over Green Card
A forestry products company in Oregon has been fined $15,000 after it was found to have fired a lawful permanent resident over his inability to present an unexpired permanent resident card, also known as a ‘green card.’
Collins Management Corporation, a company based in Oregon, was accused by the US Justice system of insisting that the individual present an unexpired permanent resident card for Form I-9 purposes, despite already having provided a driver’s license and unrestricted Social Security card to the employer.
The company was found to have fired the worker when he was unable to present an unexpired green card and refused to consider him for re-hire two months later because it believed he did not possess proper documentation.
As part of the settlement agreement, Collins Management Corporation agreed to pay $15,000 in back pay to the former employee and a $600 civil penalty to the federal government.
The company also agreed to train its managers and human resources representatives regarding compliance with the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
The US Justice system has taken action against another company, Oakwood Healthcare Inc., which was found to have discriminated against a lawful permanent resident by rejecting her employment eligibility verification documents and rescinding an offer of employment at its Ashville, N.C., facility.
As part of the settlement, Oakwood agreed to compensate the individual for lost wages totaling $732, pay a $1,100 civil penalty and train its human resources employees regarding compliance with the anti-discrimination provision.
Thomas E. Perez, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division, stated that ‘The INA’s anti-discrimination provision protects all authorized workers from unfair documentary requests during the Form I-9 process.’
For more information about protections against employment discrimination under federal immigration law, call the Office of Special Counsel’s worker hotline at 1-800-255-7688 or employer hotline at 1-800-237-2525.
Key Facts
- State: Oregon
- Category: White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release ↗
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