Immigration and Employment

Immigration Status and Employment Rights

Employment-law resources for workers facing citizenship-status bias, national-origin discrimination, Form I-9 document abuse, or retaliation.

These resources address employment rights affected by immigration status or national origin. They do not provide immigration-status advice or representation.

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Hiring and Job Discrimination

Federal employment protections can apply when an employer treats a worker differently in hiring, firing, recruitment, or other job decisions because of citizenship status or national origin. Coverage, exceptions, employer size, and the worker's authorization can affect which law applies.

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Permanent Resident Worker

Hiring Bias

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H-1B Employee

Hiring Bias

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H-2A Farmworker

Hiring Bias

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H-2B Seasonal Worker

Hiring Bias

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F-1 OPT Employee

Hiring Bias

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F-1 CPT Employee

Hiring Bias

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Temporary Protected Status Worker

Hiring Bias

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DACA Employee

Hiring Bias

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Asylee Employee

Hiring Bias

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Refugee Employee

Hiring Bias

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Foreign-Born U.S. Citizen

Hiring Bias

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Naturalized Citizen Worker

Hiring Bias

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Dual-Citizen Employee

Hiring Bias

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Employment Authorization Document Holder

Hiring Bias

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Pending-Asylum Work Permit Holder

Hiring Bias

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Immigrant Healthcare Worker

Hiring Bias

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Foreign-Born Engineer

Hiring Bias

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Immigrant Restaurant Worker

Hiring Bias

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Immigrant Construction Worker

Hiring Bias

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Immigrant Warehouse Worker

Hiring Bias

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Immigrant Domestic Worker

Hiring Bias

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Immigrant Farmworker

Hiring Bias

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Immigrant Hospitality Worker

Hiring Bias

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Immigrant Delivery Driver

Hiring Bias

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Immigrant Caregiver

Hiring Bias

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Visa-Sponsorship Applicant

Hiring Bias

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Visa-Transfer Employee

Hiring Bias

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Worker Facing I-9 Reverification

Hiring Bias

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Worker With an E-Verify Mismatch

Hiring Bias

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Worker With a Name Mismatch

Hiring Bias

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Worker With an Expired Green Card

Hiring Bias

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Worker With an Automatic EAD Extension

Hiring Bias

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Worker Presenting a Foreign Passport

Hiring Bias

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Worker Presenting a Social Security Card

Hiring Bias

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Employee Facing Accent Bias

Hiring Bias

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Worker Under an English-Only Rule

Hiring Bias

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Worker Threatened After a Workplace Complaint

Hiring Bias

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Undocumented Worker With a Wage Concern

Hiring Bias

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Worker Reporting I-9 Document Abuse

Hiring Bias

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Worker Supporting an IER Complaint

Hiring Bias

Form I-9 Document Rights

Workers generally choose which acceptable Form I-9 documents to present. An employer may create an employment issue by requesting more or different documents, rejecting documents that reasonably appear genuine, or applying verification rules differently because of citizenship status or national origin.

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Permanent Resident Worker

I-9 Rights

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H-1B Employee

I-9 Rights

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H-2A Farmworker

I-9 Rights

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H-2B Seasonal Worker

I-9 Rights

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F-1 OPT Employee

I-9 Rights

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F-1 CPT Employee

I-9 Rights

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Temporary Protected Status Worker

I-9 Rights

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DACA Employee

I-9 Rights

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Asylee Employee

I-9 Rights

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Refugee Employee

I-9 Rights

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Foreign-Born U.S. Citizen

I-9 Rights

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Naturalized Citizen Worker

I-9 Rights

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Dual-Citizen Employee

I-9 Rights

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Employment Authorization Document Holder

I-9 Rights

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Pending-Asylum Work Permit Holder

I-9 Rights

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Immigrant Healthcare Worker

I-9 Rights

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Foreign-Born Engineer

I-9 Rights

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Immigrant Restaurant Worker

I-9 Rights

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Immigrant Construction Worker

I-9 Rights

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Immigrant Warehouse Worker

I-9 Rights

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Immigrant Domestic Worker

I-9 Rights

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Immigrant Farmworker

I-9 Rights

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Immigrant Hospitality Worker

I-9 Rights

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Immigrant Delivery Driver

I-9 Rights

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Immigrant Caregiver

I-9 Rights

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Visa-Sponsorship Applicant

I-9 Rights

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Visa-Transfer Employee

I-9 Rights

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Worker Facing I-9 Reverification

I-9 Rights

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Worker With an E-Verify Mismatch

I-9 Rights

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Worker With a Name Mismatch

I-9 Rights

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Worker With an Expired Green Card

I-9 Rights

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Worker With an Automatic EAD Extension

I-9 Rights

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Worker Presenting a Foreign Passport

I-9 Rights

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Worker Presenting a Social Security Card

I-9 Rights

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Employee Facing Accent Bias

I-9 Rights

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Worker Under an English-Only Rule

I-9 Rights

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Worker Threatened After a Workplace Complaint

I-9 Rights

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Undocumented Worker With a Wage Concern

I-9 Rights

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Worker Reporting I-9 Document Abuse

I-9 Rights

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Worker Supporting an IER Complaint

I-9 Rights

Immigration-Related Retaliation

Retaliation protections may apply when a worker objects to immigration-related employment discrimination, participates in an investigation, supports another worker, or raises independently protected wage, safety, or discrimination concerns.

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Permanent Resident Worker

Retaliation

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H-1B Employee

Retaliation

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H-2A Farmworker

Retaliation

Immigration and Employment

H-2B Seasonal Worker

Retaliation

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F-1 OPT Employee

Retaliation

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F-1 CPT Employee

Retaliation

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Temporary Protected Status Worker

Retaliation

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DACA Employee

Retaliation

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Asylee Employee

Retaliation

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Refugee Employee

Retaliation

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Foreign-Born U.S. Citizen

Retaliation

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Naturalized Citizen Worker

Retaliation

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Dual-Citizen Employee

Retaliation

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Employment Authorization Document Holder

Retaliation

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Pending-Asylum Work Permit Holder

Retaliation

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Immigrant Healthcare Worker

Retaliation

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Foreign-Born Engineer

Retaliation

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Immigrant Restaurant Worker

Retaliation

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Immigrant Construction Worker

Retaliation

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Immigrant Warehouse Worker

Retaliation

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Immigrant Domestic Worker

Retaliation

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Immigrant Farmworker

Retaliation

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Immigrant Hospitality Worker

Retaliation

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Immigrant Delivery Driver

Retaliation

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Immigrant Caregiver

Retaliation

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Visa-Sponsorship Applicant

Retaliation

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Visa-Transfer Employee

Retaliation

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Worker Facing I-9 Reverification

Retaliation

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Worker With an E-Verify Mismatch

Retaliation

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Worker With a Name Mismatch

Retaliation

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Worker With an Expired Green Card

Retaliation

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Worker With an Automatic EAD Extension

Retaliation

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Worker Presenting a Foreign Passport

Retaliation

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Worker Presenting a Social Security Card

Retaliation

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Employee Facing Accent Bias

Retaliation

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Worker Under an English-Only Rule

Retaliation

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Worker Threatened After a Workplace Complaint

Retaliation

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Undocumented Worker With a Wage Concern

Retaliation

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Worker Reporting I-9 Document Abuse

Retaliation

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Worker Supporting an IER Complaint

Retaliation

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