Biden’s Department of Justice has given a $700,000 fine to Covenant Transport Inc. and the affiliated Transport Management Services LLC to “resolve” alleged violations of the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).
The department has accused Covenant of discriminating against foreign workers by requiring specific documentation to confirm their legal status to work in the United States.
“The Justice Department announced today that it has secured a $700,000 agreement with Covenant Transport Inc. (Covenant), as well as the affiliated entity Transport Management Services LLC (Transport), two transportation logistics and long-haul trucking companies headquartered in Chattanooga, Tennessee,” the DOJ’s press release stated.
“The agreement resolves the department’s determination that the company violated the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) by routinely discriminating against non-U.S. citizen workers when checking their permission to work in the United States.”
The department alleged that their investigation found that Covenant and Transport “routinely discriminated against non-U.S. citizens by requiring lawful permanent residents to show their Permanent Resident Cards (known as green cards) and by requiring other non-U.S. citizens to show documents related to their immigration status.”
“Under the terms of the agreement, Covenant and Transport will pay $700,000 in civil penalties to the United States, train their employees on the INA’s anti-discrimination requirements, revise their employment policies and be subject to monitoring by the department,” it continued.
