McDonald’s Fined $355,000 For Discriminating Against Immigrants
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The Justice Department fined McDonald’s for discrimination against legal immigrants.
REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
McDonald’s has been ordered to pay $355,000 to the US government for violating federal law by refusing to accept expired green cards as legal proof of employment eligibility. The company will also forfeit back pay to affected employees.
“Requiring unnecessary documentation of individuals based on their citizenship or immigration status is discriminatory, and the Department of Justice will not hesitate to enforce the law and protect the rights of work-authorized immigrants,” said Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Vanita Gupta, head of the Civil Rights Division, in a statement announcing the settlement.
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