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Feds: NJ Job Recruiter Pays Fine, Back Pay For Not Referring Eligible Non-US Citizens Feds: NJ Job Recruiter Pays Fine, Back Pay For Not Referring Eligible Non-US Citizens
Feds: NJ Job Recruiter Pays Fine, Back Pay For Not Referring Eligible Non-US Citizens A Somerset County IT staffing agency agreed to pay a fine to the government and back pay to a worker to settle claims that it discriminated against work-authorized non-U.S. citizens, federal authorities said Wednesday. Recruiters at Collabera, Inc., of Basking Ridge deliberately “refused to pass on to clients non-U.S. citizens who held permanent work authorization unless they could provide an unexpired immigration document,” the U.S. Department of Justice said in a release. “On at least 39 occasions, Collabera required non-U.S. citizens to present specific documentation to prove their work …

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