Thread: Maine restaurant operator settles with feds

Maine restaurant operator settles with feds
Published 09:30 a.m., Wednesday, April 27, 201

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The owner of several Wendy's restaurants in Maine has agreed to pay more than $17,000 to settle claims that managers at one of its restaurants refused to hire people who weren't U.S. citizens.

The U.S. Justice Department found that since 2009 a Wendy's owned by Restwend LLC instituted a policy of hiring only U.S. citizens and rejecting those were believed to be non-U.S. citizens. The Immigration and Nationality Act generally prohibits discrimination in hiring against authorized workers on the basis of citizenship status.

Under the terms of the settlement, Restwend has agreed to pay $14,500 in back pay, plus interest, to a victim of its policy, as well as $3,200 in civil penalties. A Restwend official in Augusta, Maine, wasn't immediately available.


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wow never heard of a company have to pay fines because it didnt hire illegals

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The owner of several Wendy's restaurants in Maine has agreed to pay more than $17,000 to settle claims that managers at one of its restaurants refused to hire people who weren't U.S. citizens.

Wow, punished for refusing to hire non citizens? It doesn't say if the people were legal immigrants or not though. So I'm not sure how to take this article.

This is crazy.....you get fined if you do....and get fined if you don't

As long as they are here legally they can work here and descriminating against them is illegal. The article didn,t say that they were illegal only that they were non US citicens.

this just DOES NOT MAKE ANY SENSE TO ME

what is so wrong in hiring american workers?

Judicial Watch needs to get on this

Originally Posted by Okie

this just DOES NOT MAKE ANY SENSE TO ME

what is so wrong in hiring american workers?

Judicial Watch needs to get on this

Nothing is wrong with hiring U.S. Citizens, however, according to the law, you can't discriminate between legal resident aliens and U.S. Citizens.

but if someone is not legal, then you should not be hiring in the first place