CITIZENSHIP CHALLENGE RESULTS IN PENALTY.Byline: Jim Skeen Daily News Staff Writer A camper company will pay $5,080 in back pay and civil penalties for not accepting a U.S. passport as proof that a job applicant was authorized to work in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , the U.S. Justice Department announced Friday. Under a settlement, Lance Camper will pay Josefina Arreola, a U.S. citizen of Latino descent, $4,080 in back pay. Lance Camper will also pay a $1,000 civil penalty to the U.S. Treasury U.S. Treasury Created in 1798, the United States Department of the Treasury is the government (Cabinet) department responsible for issuing all Treasury bonds, notes and bills. Some of the government branches operating under the U.S. Treasury umbrella include the IRS, U.S. , according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the department's Office of Special Counsel for Immigration immigration, entrance of a person (an alien) into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration generally, are often economic, although religious or political factors may be very important. Related Unfair Employment Practices. ``Treating U.S. citizens as if they are not U.S. citizens because of their appearance or language ability is simply wrong,'' said special counsel John Trasvifia. ``We are pleased by this settlement and hope it serves to educate employers and workers generally about their rights and responsibilities under the law.'' Lance Camper did not return a telephone call Friday seeking comment. The company was honored in November by the Antelope Valley Diversity in the Workforce Council for its hiring practices. The company says minorities and women make up 60 percent to 70 percent of its work force. In April, Arreola filed a complaint with the Office of the Special Counsel that she had been denied a job because she was perceived to be a non-U.S. citizen. While applying for an assembler position, Arreola said the company rejected her U.S. passport as legal proof of her eligibility to work in the United States. Lance demanded that she present an Immigration and Naturalization naturalization, official act by which a person is made a national of a country other than his or her native one. In some countries naturalized persons do not necessarily become citizens but may merely acquire a new nationality. Service-issued document, the government said. OSC O.S.C. n. short for Order to Show Cause. (See: Order to Show Cause) enforces the antidiscrimination provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act Immigration and Nationality Act may refer to:
Under law, a U.S. passport is sufficient evidence of a person's identity and authorization to work in the United States, government officials said. |
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