The Department of Justice recently reached a settlement agreement with four car reconditioning companies in California: Automotive Creations, Inc., Dynamic Auto Images, Inc., Prestige Auto Specialists, Inc., and Expert Automotive Reconditioning, Inc.
From 2015 to 2018, these companies were requesting that lawful permanent residents produce unnecessary and specific immigration documents to prove their work authorization, even when they had provided other legally acceptable documents.
Under the settlement, the Companies will pay $159,000 in civil penalties to the United States and be subject to departmental monitoring and reporting requirements.
If you were subjected to discrimination based on your citizenship, immigration status, or national origin in hiring or firing, or discrimination in the employment eligibility verification process (Form I-9 and E-Verify) based on your citizenship, immigration status or national origin, contact Lally Immigration Services, LLC at (617) 870-1000 or by email to [email protected].
