The University of California, San Diego Medical Center has been sued by the Department of Justice for alleged discrimination against newly hired employees who are not U.S. citizens, according to a DOJ news release.
An DOJ investigation found the medical center allegedly routinely subjected newly hired non-citizens to excessive demands for documents from the Department of Homeland Security to verify and re-verify their employment eligibility. The center did not require U.S. citizens to show these specific documentations, according to the release.
The Immigration and Nationality Act includes an anti-discrimination provision that prohibits employers from placing extra requests for documents on work-authorized employees during the employment eligibility or hiring process if such requests are solely based on the employees’ citizenship status or national origin.
The complaint seeks a court order prohibiting future discrimination, monetary damages for any individuals harmed by the medical center’s alleged actions and civil penalties.
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