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Civil Rights Division | Reporting Unfair Visa-Related Employment Practices https://t.co/U3KrI4exzb
Where to report discrimination
You can report a discriminatory job advertisement that prefers temporary visa workers over U.S. workers (such as a job ad that says “H-1B preferred”) using this reporting portal. You can also submit tips about employers that:Prefer visa workers on seasonal visas (such as H-2A and H-2B visas) over U.S. workers for seasonal jobs.
prefer temporary visa holders over U.S. workers through their use of the PERM labor certification process.
Employers generally cannot treat individuals differently in hiring, firing, recruitment or referral for a fee based on citizenship status or national origin.Where to report human trafficking involving a temporary visa program
Get help from the National Human Trafficking Hotline if you or someone else is being forced or coerced to do work, including as part of a temporary visa program.Where to report visa fraud or other workplace violations
You can report fraud in the visa procurement process by contacting the Fraud Detection and National Security Directorate of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services within the Department of Homeland Security. The Civil Rights Division does not enforce laws prohibiting fraud in the visa procurement process.You can direct claims that a business employs workers who do not have permission to work in the United States to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
You can report an employer for not following visa program requirements, including those for D-1, E-3, H-1B, H-1B1, H-1C, H-2A, and H-2B visas, by contacting the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor.
Where to report other types of discrimination
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission enforces several laws that protect workers from discrimination, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. This law prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, and retaliation when employers have 15 or more employees. You can contact the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission if you believe an employer is discriminating on any of these bases in its use of temporary visa holders.If a company refused to hire or consider you, terminated you, or otherwise discouraged you from applying to a position because of the company’s preference for temporary visa holders, and you wish to report the incident as a charging party in a potential federal investigation you would participate in, you may file a charge with the Civil Rights Division’s Immigrant and Employee Rights Section.
https://www.justice.gov/crt/reporting-unfair-visa-related-employment-practices
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