An immigration alert has been issued by our colleagues at Epstein Becker Green: Robert S. Groban Jr., Pierre Georges Bonnefil, Patrick G. Brady, Jang Hyuk Im, and Greta Ravitsky.
Topics include the following:
- H-1B Nonimmigrant Season Opens on April 1, 2013, for Fiscal Year 2014
- Report Finds Immigration Laws Frustrate the Admission of Critical Health Care Professionals
- Senators Offer "Bipartisan" Framework for Comprehensive Immigration Reform
- HHS Issues Proposed Regulation Implementing ACA
- DOJ Settles Worksite Enforcement Claim Against Oregon Homecare Provider
Written by: Robert S. Groban Jr.
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Special Counsel ("OSC") was established by Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 ("IRCA"). The OSC investigates and prosecutes employers for discriminating against workers based on national origin, citizenship status, and document abuse. Liability can attach when an employer acts too zealously in satisfying its Form I-9 obligations, such as asking foreign-looking applicants for more or different documents than it seeks from "American" workers or instructing employment applicants on which ...
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