Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices

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The Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices was a U.S. Department of Justice office responsible for enforcing federal laws against employment discrimination based on citizenship status or national origin in hiring, firing, and recruitment.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal government office
civil rights enforcement agency
appliesTo employers in the United States with 4 or more employees for citizenship status discrimination
employers in the United States with between 4 and 14 employees for national origin discrimination
canSeek back pay for victims of immigration-related employment discrimination
cease-and-desist orders against discriminatory practices
civil penalties against employers that violate 8 U.S.C. § 1324b
hiring or reinstatement remedies for victims of discrimination
collaboratesWith United States Department of Homeland Security
surface form: Department of Homeland Security

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer
country United States of America
surface form: United States
createdBy Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
employerCoverage most public employers except for certain federal agencies
private employers with 4 or more employees for citizenship status discrimination
private employers with between 4 and 14 employees for national origin discrimination
recruitment and referral agencies for a fee
enforces 8 U.S.C. § 1324b
anti-discrimination provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act
federal prohibitions on citizenship status discrimination in hiring and firing
federal prohibitions on national origin discrimination in hiring and firing
federal prohibitions on retaliation and intimidation related to asserting immigration-related employment rights
federal prohibitions on unfair documentary practices in the employment eligibility verification process
focusesOn discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment or referral for a fee
discriminatory employment eligibility verification practices
employment discrimination based on citizenship status
employment discrimination based on national origin within its statutory coverage
retaliation against individuals who assert immigration-related employment rights
handles charges alleging retaliation for asserting rights under 8 U.S.C. § 1324b
charges alleging unfair documentary practices in Form I-9 verification
charges filed by individuals alleging discrimination based on citizenship status
charges filed by individuals alleging discrimination based on national origin within its jurisdiction
jurisdiction federal law of the United States
legalBasis Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
surface form: Title II of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
litigatesBefore Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer
locatedIn Washington, D.C.
notToBeConfusedWith Office of Special Counsel
surface form: U.S. Office of Special Counsel
partOf Civil Rights Division
surface form: Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice

United States Department of Justice
protects U.S. citizens
asylees
recent lawful permanent residents
refugees
renamedAs Immigrant and Employee Rights Section
responsibility conducting outreach and education to employers and workers about immigration-related employment discrimination
investigating charges of immigration-related unfair employment practices
prosecuting employers that engage in immigration-related unfair employment practices
successor Immigrant and Employee Rights Section
surface form: Immigrant and Employee Rights Section of the Civil Rights Division

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Immigrant and Employee Rights Section formerName Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices
Immigrant and Employee Rights Section worksWith Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices
this entity surface form: Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices (historical continuity)
IER formerName Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices
subject surface form: Immigrant and Employee Rights Section