Who's responsible for handling employment discrimination complaints related to an individual's immigration or citizenship status?

The Department of Justice's Office of Special Counsel for Immigration Related Unfair Employment Practices ("OSC") is responsible for investigating charges of job discrimination related to an individual's citizenship or immigration status and, in certain situations, national origin. The OSC also investigates charges that an employer has: • Requested that an employee or job applicant establish employment eligibility and identity by presenting more or different documents than are required by law • Rejected reasonably genuine-looking documents, or • Demanded a specific document such as a Alien Registration Card or "Green Card" Return to index . . . ... more