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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