Immigrant and Employee Rights Section

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government agency section of the U.S. Department of Justice

The Immigrant and Employee Rights Section is a unit of the U.S. Department of Justice that enforces federal laws protecting workers from employment discrimination based on citizenship status or national origin.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Immigrant and Employee Rights Section canonical	3
Immigrant and Employee Rights Section of the Civil Rights Division	1
Immigrant and Employee Rights Section of the U.S. Department of Justice	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	government agency ⓘ section of the U.S. Department of Justice ⓘ
abbreviation	IER ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
employerType	federal executive branch ⓘ
enforces	8 U.S.C. § 1324b ⓘ anti-discrimination provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act ⓘ
formerName	Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices ⓘ
handles	claims of citizenship status discrimination in firing ⓘ claims of citizenship status discrimination in hiring ⓘ claims of citizenship status discrimination in recruitment ⓘ claims of citizenship status discrimination in referral for a fee ⓘ claims of discriminatory I-9 and E-Verify practices ⓘ claims of national origin discrimination in firing ⓘ claims of national origin discrimination in hiring ⓘ claims of national origin discrimination in recruitment ⓘ claims of national origin discrimination in referral for a fee ⓘ claims of retaliation for asserting rights under 8 U.S.C. § 1324b ⓘ claims of unfair documentary practices in the employment eligibility verification process ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States government ⓘ surface form: federal government of the United States
languageOfService	English ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
legalAuthority	federal law of the United States ⓘ
location	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
mission	to ensure equal employment opportunities for work-authorized individuals regardless of citizenship status or national origin ⓘ
parentOrganization	United States Department of Justice ⓘ surface form: U.S. Department of Justice
partOf	Civil Rights Division ⓘ
practiceArea	civil rights law ⓘ employment discrimination law ⓘ immigration-related employment law ⓘ
protectedGround	citizenship status ⓘ national origin ⓘ
protects	U.S. citizens ⓘ asylees ⓘ certain non-citizens authorized to work in the United States ⓘ lawful permanent residents ⓘ refugees ⓘ
responsibility	conduct outreach and education on worker rights ⓘ investigate charges of immigration-related employment discrimination ⓘ litigate cases of immigration-related employment discrimination ⓘ protect workers from employment discrimination based on citizenship status ⓘ protect workers from employment discrimination based on national origin ⓘ provide guidance to employers on anti-discrimination requirements ⓘ resolve charges through settlement or litigation ⓘ
sector	public sector ⓘ
website	https://www.justice.gov/ier ⓘ
worksWith	United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ surface form: Department of Homeland Security Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ⓘ Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices ⓘ surface form: Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices (historical continuity)

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Civil Rights Division → hasPart → Immigrant and Employee Rights Section ⓘ

Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices → successor → Immigrant and Employee Rights Section ⓘ

this entity surface form: Immigrant and Employee Rights Section of the Civil Rights Division

Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices → renamedAs → Immigrant and Employee Rights Section ⓘ

IER → fullName → Immigrant and Employee Rights Section ⓘ

Form I-9 → enforcementAgency → Immigrant and Employee Rights Section ⓘ

this entity surface form: Immigrant and Employee Rights Section of the U.S. Department of Justice