Trump Could Turn to DOJ to Protect U.S. Workers From Bias

A small office within the Justice Department could wind up being President Donald Trump’s major tool for advancing his “hire American” goals.

The Immigrant and Employee Rights section of the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division enforces the Immigration and Nationalty Act’s anti-discrimination provision, 8 U.S.C. §1324b. The law prohibits discrimination on the basis of citizenship status or national origin in hiring, firing or recruitment, or referral for a fee.

The law protects immigrants and U.S. citizens alike, Maggie Murphy of Jackson Lewis in Austin, Texas, told Bloomberg BNA.

And the IER office likely will focus at least some investigations on discrimination ...