The Department of Justice discussed the limit of how employers can verify employment related documents. The anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) prohibits unfair documentary practices during the employment eligibility verification (Form I-9) process. In general, employers are not allowed to request more or different documents than are required to establish a […]
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Unfair Employer Form I-9 Practices
According to the Immigration and Naturalization Act (“INA”), all U.S. employers need to follow form I-9 process in hiring employees to make sure employees are legally authorized to work in the United States. On the other hand, U.S. employers cannot discriminate against authorized U.S. workers in the form I-9 process. "The INA’s anti-discrimination provision protects […]
