Thread: DOJ & DOL to Crack Down on Employers That Discriminate Against American Workers

DOJ & DOL to Crack Down on Employers That Discriminate Against American Workers

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Wed, Aug 1st 2018 @ 12:46 pm EDT

The Justice Department's (DOJ) Civil Rights Division and the Labor Department (DOL) released a memorandum of understanding Tuesday, announcing the agencies' joint effort to target companies that exhibit "unlawful discrimination" against American workers by hiring foreign labor. These employers, often times, hire cheap foreign labor through the H-1B and H-2B visa programs.

Under the memorandum, the DOJ and DOL will share information on specific employers, exchange staff training between departments, and relay issues to appropriate department officials between agencies.

Acting Assistant Attorney General John Gore said in a statement that the agreement would aid in the "ability to identify employers [that] favor temporary visa holders over U.S. workers who can do the job."

"Employers should hire workers based on their skills, experience, and authorization to work; not based on discriminatory preferences that violate the law," he said.

The memorandum comes a month after the DOL's release of the 2018 jobs report, which shows that while employment for foreign workers in the U.S. increased by 3%, employment for American workers increased a little less than 1.5%.

Deputy Assistant Secretary for the DOL's Employment and Training Admin. Rosemary Lahasky stated that sharing information between the agencies "will help protect U.S. workers from unlawful discrimination."

Additionally, the agreement comes a week after an analysis by the National Foundation for American Policy (NFAP) found that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is denying more petitions for foreign workers in the STEM fields. H-1B visa denials increased 41% from the 3rd to the 4th quarter of FY 2017, rising from a 15.9% denial rate in the 3rd quarter to 22.4% in the 4th quarter. NFAP attributed this to changes the agency implemented after Pres. Trump signed his "Buy American, Hire American" executive order in April of last year.

Both the DOJ and DOL said the purpose of the joint agreement is "to better protect U.S. workers from discrimination by employers that prefer to hire temporary visa workers over qualified U.S. workers."

https://www.numbersusa.com/news/doj-...erican-workers

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The Departments of Justice (DOJ) and Labor announced an agreement Tuesday to work together in cracking down on companies that "discriminate" against U.S. workers by hiring foreign workers.

By Jacqueline Thomsen - 07/31/18 12:31 PM EDT

“Employers should hire workers based on their skills, experience, and authorization to work; not based on discriminatory preferences that violate the law,” he said.

Rosemary Lahasky, the deputy assistant secretary for Labor's employment and training administration, said in a statement that sharing the information “will help protect U.S. workers from unlawful discrimination.”

DOJ and Labor say they reached the agreement “to better protect U.S. workers from discrimination by employers that prefer to hire temporary visa workers over qualified U.S. workers.”

President Trump has promoted an “America First” agenda, criticizing companies that move plants out of the U.S. and stoking concerns about immigrants taking American jobs.

Critics have hit Trump over the statements, noting that his own private properties have filed multiple requests to hire foreign workers. The properties hire the workers through the H-2B visa program, which allows American employers to bring foreign workers to the country for temporary, nonagricultural work.

The employers must be able to show there are not enough American workers able or willing to fill the seasonal jobs.

The Trump National Golf Club in Florida asked the Labor Department for permission to hire about a dozen foreign workers this month, BuzzFeed News reported.

Other properties have made similar requests, including Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.

Trump has defended the practice, saying in 2015 that it is "very hard to get people in Florida for seasonal jobs."

http://thehill.com/regulation/labor/...t-americans-by

Note: If this article has already been posted, please do not hesitate to delete it, I checked and couldn't find it so posted it even though the Hill article was a few days ago.

It's great news and a serious problem long over-looked by the US Department of Labor.

Thank you Secretary Acosta and Attorney General Jeff Sessions for undertaking this important issue for American Workers and US Citizens.

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