On October 20, 2015, three Nevada cab companies settled discrimination charges brought by the Department of Justice\u2019s Civil Rights Division, Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices.\u00a0 The charges alleged that the companies, which operated together under the name Yellow Checker Star Transportation Company, discriminated against foreign nationals with U.S. work authorization because of their citizenship status.<\/p>\n
According to the Office of Special Counsel, Yellow Checker Star required non-U.S. citizens, but not similarly-situated U.S. citizens, to present additional documentation to prove employment eligibility.\u00a0 Federal law contains an anti-discrimination provision which punishes employers who require more or different documentation from employees who are work-authorized than U.S. citizen employees at the time of hire because of their citizenship status or national origin.<\/p>\n
Yellow Checker Star settled with the Department by agreeing to pay $445,000 in civil penalties, and agreeing to take additional steps reflecting the company\u2019s commitment to comply with the anti-discrimination provisions (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" On October 20, 2015, three Nevada cab companies settled discrimination charges brought by the Department of Justice\u2019s Civil Rights Division, Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices.\u00a0 The charges alleged that the companies, which operated together under the…<\/span><\/p>\n