IRCA Discrimination Settlement Yields Highest Fines Ever Assessed in a Settlement | Practical Law
Employers that request specific or unnecesary work authorization documents from their employees violate the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA). On August 22, 2011, the US Department of Justice reached a settlement with Farmland Foods, Inc. regarding the company's requests for discriminatory documents. Farmland's civil fines are the highest ever assessed in a settlement agreement under IRCA.