Employer Information

• IER Outreach
• IER Publications
• IER Posters
• IER On-demand Employer Training
• IER Technical Assistance Letters
• IER Referral Agencies

Outreach

The Immigrant and Employee Rights Section's (IER) outreach and education program is aimed at helping employers and workers understand the anti-discrimination provision of the INA. IER’s staff is available to participate in seminars and conferences and at other events for employer audiences. If you would like to organize your own event featuring an IER speaker or invite an IER staff member to present at an event with an employer audience, please contact IER’s Public Affairs staff at IER@usdoj.gov or (202) 616-5594.

IER Publications for Employers

If you are unable to access any of these materials, please call our office -- voice (1-800-255-7688) or TTY (1-800-237-2515) -- to request printed versions.

• Best Practices for Recruiting and Hiring Workers: Employer actions that are recommended and discouraged when creating online job posting.
• IER v. EEOC Comparison Flyer: A chart that shows the differences between the jurisdictions of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Immigrant and Employee Rights Section (IER).
• Employer Best Practices During Worksite Enforcement Audits: Employer actions that are recommended and discouraged during worksite enforcement audits.
• Employment Information for Ukrainians in the United States: A fact sheet on employment rights for Ukrainians in the United States. Also available in Ukrainian and Russian.
• Frequently Asked Questions About Name/Social Security Number "No-Matches": Frequently asked questions about no-matches and guidance for how employers can respond in a non-discriminatory manner.
• How Employers Can Avoid Discrimination in the Form I-9 and E-Verify Processes: A fact sheet outlining best practices for employers to avoid discrimination in employment eligibility verification.
• How to Avoid Discrimination When Hiring Workers Granted Asylum or Refugee Status: A fact sheet discussing employment eligibility verification issues unique to workers granted asylum or refugee status to help employers avoid unlawful discrimination.
• How to Avoid Immigration-Related Discrimination when Complying with U.S. Export Control Laws: A fact sheet for employers on how to avoid unlawful discrimination under the INA when also seeking to comply with the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). Also available in Spanish.
• How to Avoid Unlawful Discrimination and Other Form I-9 Violations When Using Commercial or Proprietary Programs to Electronically Complete the Form I-9 or Participate in E-Verify: A fact sheet outlining how employers can avoid violating the law when using proprietary or commercial electronic programs to complete the Form I-9 or E-Verify process.
• IER Information for Employers on How to Avoid Discrimination in E-Verify: Recommended and discouraged employer practices for avoiding discrimination when using E-Verify.
• Information for Employers About Citizenship Status Discrimination: Information for employers on how to avoid citizenship status discrimination in hiring, firing, recruitment or referral for a fee under the INA.
• Information for Employers Hiring Citizens of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau: A fact sheet discussing the work authorization of Freely Associated States (FAS) citizens and how to avoid discrimination against FAS citizens in the Form I-9 process.
• Information for Employers on Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced Departure: A guide to employment eligibility verification issues unique to individuals with TPS and DED to help employers avoid discrimination.
• Joint IER-ICE Internal I-9 Audit Guidance for Employers: A guide to help employers comply with the anti-discrimination provision of the INA and the employer sanctions provision when conducting internal audits of Forms I-9. Published: 12/14/15
• Name and Social Security Number (SSN) "No-Matches" Information for Employers (Dos and Don'ts): Recommended and discouraged employer practices in responding to Social Security number no-match issues.
• Understanding the INA's Anti-Discrimination Provision: An overview of IER's jurisdiction under the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
• Unlawful Employment Discrimination Based on Citizenship and National Origin: A flyer with scenarios showing discrimination prohibited by the Immigration and Nationality Act.

IER Posters

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IER On-demand Employer Training

If you are an employer with questions about the anti-discrimination provision of the INA, watch this IER employer training or call our Employer Hotline: 1-800-255-8155.

IER Technical Assistance Letters

One of the ways in which IER educates the public is by responding to written requests for technical assistance about the anti-discrimination provision.

View a list of technical assistance letters issued by IER.

IER Referral Agencies

If you can't find what you're looking for on the IER website, perhaps this list of referral agencies can provide you with the information you need.

View a list of IER referral agencies.

Worker Hotline: 1-800-255-7688 • Employer Hotline: 1-800-255-8155