Commission
Hosts Avoiding Immigration-Related Employment Discrimination,
a Program for Employers, June 6, 2008 |
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NYC
Human Rights Commissioner Patricia L. Gatling and The New
York Immigration Coalition Executive Director Chung-Wha Hong
co-sponsored a forum for employers and business representatives
on Avoiding Immigration-Related Employment Discrimination on
Friday, June 6, 2008. The forum took place at the Queens
Library, Flushing Branch. The Queens Library’s Director
of the Adult Learner Program, Susan Dalmas, hosted the event.
Councilmember John Liu from Queens welcomed the business
representatives.
Keynote speaker
Robin M. Stutman, Esq. - Special Litigation Counsel in the
Office of Special Counsel for Immigration Related Unfair
Employment Practices, Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department
of Justice – discussed anti-discrimination provisions
contained in the U.S. Immigration and Nationality Act and
employer sanctions of IRCA. Human Rights Commissioner Patricia
L. Gatling and NY Immigration Coalition Executive Director
Chung-Wha Hong spoke about employers’ rights and responsibilities
under local law.
The workshop
offered employers the latest information about:
- Complying with INA’s hiring regulations;
- INA I-9 requirements;
- Document verification;
- Avoiding Immigration-Related Employment Discrimination;
- National Origin Discrimination;
- Document Abuse provisions;
- Social Security Match Letters and no match ‘Safe
Harbor’ regulations.
This event
was part of the Commission’s Immigrant Employment Rights
Program. With the NY Immigration Coalition, the Commission
co-sponsors presentations for employers, immigrant workers,
and social service agencies regarding employer sanctions
and anti-discriminatory protections provided under IRCA and
the City Human Rights Law. The program receives funding from
the Office of the Special Counsel for Immigration Related
Unfair Employment Practices, Civil Rights Division, U.S.
Department of Justice. |
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Robin
M. Stutman, Esq. Left, with Commissioner Patricia L. Gatling
at the event |
