After the company demanded “more documents than necessary” to verify workers ‘ permits, the Justice Department settled with a Minnesota-based restaurant chain for a$ 95, 000 civil penalty in addition to mandatory employment training.
According to the 7-page arrangement, Brick &, Bourbon, a restaurant team with three spots in Minnesota, may be required to publish forms outlining employees ‘ rights in both English and Spanish and undergo further reviews into work practices.
According to Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division,” It is immoral for employers to impose further or unnecessary demands on employees because of their membership position when checking their permission to work,” according to a secures-agreement-minnesota-restaurant-group-resolve-immigration-related” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>press release released on Monday. ” Discriminatory treatment at every stage of the employment process harms workers who are legitimately a part of our economy and can rob employers of their talents.”
In February 2023, the Immigrant and Employee Rights Section of the Justice Department gave restaurants a heads-up about the federal investigation.
” The investigation found that Respondent required lawful permanent residents, but not similarly-situated U. S. citizens, to present more or different documents than required by law during the employment eligibility verification process”, the settlement read. For instance, “requiring lawful permanent residents to present a Social Security card” after applicants have “already presented a valid Permanent Resident Card.”
A new administration eager to reform the Justice Department will take the oath of office just one week before the settlement was reached. Trump’s pick to lead the department, former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, will testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday and Thursday.
” For too long, the partisan Department of Justice has been weaponized against me and other Republicans”, Trump said when he announced her nomination. ” Not anymore. The DOJ’s intended goals will be changed by PM to focus on achieving both Making America Safe Again and reducing crime.
Attorney General Merrick Garland, who served as Attorney General for Attorney General Merrick Garland, spent four years working for President Joe Biden’s Justice Department on political prosecutions against Trump and his supporters, including those who protested at school board meetings, abortion clinics, and the Capitol on January 6, 2021.
In an exit interview with “60 Minutes” on CBS, FBI Director Christopher Wray made a warning to the new administration about cyberthreats from China.
” China’s cyber program is by far and away the world’s largest — bigger than that of every major nation combined and has stolen more of Americans ‘ personal and corporate data than that of every nation, big or small, combined”, Wray said.
But even beyond the cyber theft. Another aspect of the Chinese cyber threat that merits more public attention than it merits, in my opinion. And that is Chinese government’s pre-positioning on American civilian critical infrastructure. To lie in wait on those networks to be able to cause harm in the real world at a specific time and location.
Wray announced in December that he would step down as FBI director following Trump’s nomination of Kash Patel as the top FBI official.
