WesPak, an agricultural company based in Dinuba, California, agreed to settle an immigration-related complaint against it with the Department of Justice (DOJ).
Under the settlement agreement, WesPak agreed to pay a civil penalty of $4,000 to the U.S. Treasury and to follow laws prohibiting discrimination based on a person’s citizenship/immigration status.
Additionally, the California agricultural company agreed to train its human resources personnel on the requirements of the INA’s anti-discrimination provision and be subject to compliance monitoring by the DOJ.
Furthermore, it will not coerce, intimidate, threaten or retaliate against any person who participated in the IER investigation.
WesPak denies and disputes any wrongdoing but decided to settle the complaint to avoid the uncertainties and expenses associated with litigation.
Allegations against WesPak
In January last year, the DOJ received a complaint alleging that WesPak discriminated against workers based in their citizenship status when verifying their authorization to work in the United States.
