The Departments of Justice (DOJ) and Labor announced an agreement to work together in cracking down on companies that "discriminate" against U.S. workers by hiring foreign workers.
The DOJ’s Civil Rights Division and the Labor Department will start sharing information on employers, refer issues to the appropriate officials at each department and offer training to each other’s staff under the agreement.
Acting Assistant Attorney General John Gore said in a statement that the agreement will help the Civil Rights Division’s “ability to identify employers that favor temporary visa holders over U.S. workers who can do the job.”
“Employers should hire workers based on their skills, experience and authorization to work, not based on discriminatory preferences that violate the law,” he said.
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