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7 Aug 2019, 10:04 am by Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has primary jurisdiction over the I-9 process; however, DOJ’s Civil Rights Division, Immigrant and Employee Rights Section (IER), plays a significant role when it comes to investigating and prosecuting cases of I-9 related discrimination. [read post]
15 Sep 2010, 5:07 am by Ted Frank
Times] Not unrelatedly, the Inspector General has opened an investigation into the Civil Rights Division, and whether it is enforcing the law in a non-discriminatory fashion. [read post]
12 Apr 2017, 11:02 am by Cornerstone Law Group
“U.S. workers should not be placed in a disfavored status, and the department is wholeheartedly committed to investigating and vigorously prosecuting these claims” said Acting Assistant Attorney General Tom Wheeler of the Civil Rights Division. [read post]
29 Mar 2017, 8:01 am by Alan S. Kaplinsky
Sameena Shina Majeed, Principal Deputy Chief in the DOJ Housing and Civil Enforcement Section of the Civil Rights Division, chronicled the many redlining consent orders/lawsuits filed by DOJ over more than a decade. [read post]
5 Sep 2019, 12:53 pm by Vanita Gupta and Sharon McGowan
Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division, Gupta as Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division, and McGowan as Principal Deputy Chief of the Appellate Section. [read post]
3 Jul 2023, 2:00 am
District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, seeks civil penalties, monetary damages (to compensate those impacted), together with an injunction barring future misconduct.In a written statement, Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, noted, “In this day and age, no one should have to endure sexual harassment to keep a roof over their head ….. [read post]
9 Nov 2023, 1:00 am
[Complaint para. 89.]In a written statement, Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division noted that, “Far too often, people with physical disabilities – including older adults – are institutionalized in nursing facilities when they could live in their own homes …. [read post]
Under the civil False Claims Act, the absence of an effective ethics and compliance program will be viewed as an element of “recklessness,” which is the key element that can turn a routine contract noncompliance into a civil fraud. [read post]
20 Aug 2014, 7:11 pm by Bill Otis
Christian Adams at PJ Media has been covering the Criminal Section of the Civil Rights Division for years. [read post]
10 Jun 2009, 12:00 am
A new findings letter from the US Justice Department criticizing the Harris County Jail dramatically ups the ante regarding the overcrowded facility's continuing problems.The letter from DOJ's Civil Rights Division hit all the high points, declaring straight-up that the jail in Houston "fails to provide detainees with adequate: (1) medical care; (2) mental health care; (3) protection from serious physical harm; and (4) protection from life safety… [read post]
23 Apr 2015, 8:21 am by Brandon M. Santos and Jodie Herrmann
The DOJ – through the Housing and Civil Enforcement Section in the Civil Rights Division – is authorized to enforce fair lending laws and civil rights statutes, including the ECOA, the Fair Housing Act (FHA) and the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA). [read post]
23 Feb 2008, 9:14 am
We heard comments from government representatives: Grace Chung Becker, the acting head of the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Civil Rights Division; Ralph Boyd, Becker's predecessor in that position; and Lawrence Rothenberg, of the DOJ's Office of Legal Policy. [read post]
9 Feb 2007, 11:19 pm
Is it right to market that you are plaintiff-exclusive and sign an affidavit, representing to the United States Department of Justice Civil Division, under penalty of perjury that you have provided substantial structured settlement services to or on behalf of defendants in each of the past 3 years. [read post]
2 Aug 2017, 2:00 pm
The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division was created 60 years ago “to uphold the civil and constitutional rights of all Americans, particularly some of the most vulnerable members of our society. [read post]
24 Jan 2013, 11:50 am by Epstein Becker Green
The position of the DOJ Civil Rights Division reflected in this precedential settlement agreement shows that every entity serving food to the public, leasing to those who serve food and even employers with cafeterias must consider how ADA requirements may affect what food is offered, how it is prepared and even how it is stored. [read post]
” The new initiative will be led by the Housing and Civil Enforcement Section of DOJ’s Civil Rights Division. [read post]
8 Feb 2024, 7:48 am by Daniel M. Kowalski
“Companies cannot unlawfully exclude all non-U.S. citizens with permission to work in the United States from job opportunities based on their citizenship status,” said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division. [read post]