The Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices (OSC) enforces the anti-discrimination provision (§ 274B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), 8 U.S.C. § 1324b.
This federal law prohibits: 1) citizenship status discrimination in hiring, firing, or recruitment or referral for a fee, 2) national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, or recruitment or referral for a fee, 3) document abuse (unfair documentary practices during the employment eligibility verification, Form I-9, process, and 4) retaliation or intimidation.
If you feel you have suffered one of these forms of discrimination, click here to file a charge or call our Worker Hotline: 1-800-255-7688.
If you are an employer with questions about the anti-discrimination provision of the INA, call our Employer Hotline: 1-800-255-8155.
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Special Counsel |
Seema Nanda |
Deputy Special Counsel |
Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices |
U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. OSC, NYA 9000 Washington, D.C. 20530 |
(202) 616-5594 Worker Hotline: 1-800-255-7688 Employer Hotline: 1-800-255-8155 Teletypewriter (TTY) (202) 616-5525 & 1-800-237-2515 Fax: (202) 616-5509 |
Email: osccrt@usdoj.gov |