Avoiding Unlawful Immigration-Related Employment Discrimination: Recent Case Updates and Hot Topics
The Immigrant and Employee Rights Section (IER) in the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, enforces the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) 8 U.S.C. § 1324b. This law prohibits employers from discriminating based on citizenship, immigration status or national origin in hiring, firing, recruitment and referral for a fee, and during the Form I-9 and E-Verify processes. The presentation will include (1) an overview of employer obligations under this law, (2) recent case updates, and (3) a discussion of hot topics, such as how the use of technology can contribute to discrimination.
Learning Objectives:
- Learn employer responsibilities under the INA’s anti-discrimination provision.
- Learn about best practices if using a commercial electronic program to complete the Form I-9 and/or E-Verify to avoid discrimination.
- Add IER’s free, confidential employer hotline to your collection of important resources. IER does not provide legal advice, but does provide helpful information.
Alberto Ruisanchez
Alberto Ruisanchez is the Chief of the Immigrant and Employee Rights Section (IER) of the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division. IER enforces a law that prohibits workplace discrimination on the basis of citizenship and national origin, educates the public about the law, and engages in policy work to advance the office’s mission. For two years, he served as an Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General overseeing several of the Sections in the Civil Rights Division, including the Employment Litigation Section and the Disability Rights Section. Prior to serving as IER’s Chief, Mr. Ruisanchez served as a Deputy Chief in the Disability Rights Section and a trial attorney in the Voting Section and Housing & Civil Enforcement Section. Mr. Ruisanchez clerked for the Honorable Juan Torruella on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, and he graduated summa cum laude from Georgetown University and magna cum laude from Harvard Law School, where he was an editor on the Harvard Law Review.