Company demanded to check additional work papers from non-U.S. citizens

The Justice Department has announced a deal with the Giant Company LLC d/b/a Giant Food (Giant), a Pennsylvania-based grocery store chain with stores around the United States. The agreement addresses the department's finding that Giant discriminated against non-U.S. citizens when checking their permission to work in the U.S., conduct that violated the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).

The probe was launched after a non-U.S. citizen reported that Giant refused to accept valid documentation establishing her right to work and instead wanted another document from her. According to the department's inquiry, Giant consistently demanded particular documentation from newly hired non-U.S. citizens to demonstrate their legal right to work in the U.S.

The department discovered, in particular, that Giant required lawful permanent residents to display their permanent resident cards (often known as "green cards") to confirm their right to work, even when they showed other legitimate documents.

The inquiry also found that Giant declined to hire the worker who complained because she "did not present a green card as demanded." At the same time, Giant gave U.S. citizens the option of selecting from a variety of approved document kinds. Giant will pay a civil penalty to the U.S., teach employees on the INA's anti-discrimination provision, evaluate and change its employment policies, and be subject to departmental...

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