By Bruce E. Buchanan, Sebelist Buchanan Law
In the past few months, the Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer (OCAHO) has been increasing its Administrative Law Judges. As I previously reported, the Department of Justice (DOJ)...
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BBuchanan started a blog post OCAHO Finds Employer Representative Committed Document Fraudin BBuchananOCAHO Finds Employer Representative Committed Document Fraud
By: Bruce E. Buchanan, Sebelist Buchanan Law
The Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer (OCAHO) found in United States v. Bhattacharya, 14 OCAHO no. 1380 (2020), an employer representative violated the document fraud provisions... -
BBuchanan started a blog post OCAHO Finds TEAM Committed Over 1,000 Substantive Violationsin BBuchananOCAHO Finds TEAM Committed Over 1,000 Substantive Violations
By: Bruce E. Buchanan, Sebelist Buchanan Law
In United States v. R&SL Inc. d/b/a Total Employment and Management (TEAM), 13 OCAHO no. 1333a (Nov. 25, 2020), Office of Chief Administrative Hearing Officer (OCAHO) faced a Complaint asserting... -
BBuchanan started a blog post Collateral Estoppel Bars Individual's Citizenship Status Didscimination Claimin BBuchananCollateral Estoppel Bars Individual's Citizenship Status Didscimination Claim
By: Bruce Buchanan, Sebelist Buchanan Law
In Zu v. Avalon Rehabilitation Center,14 OCAHO no. 1396 (Oct. 2020), the Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer (OCAHO) found the employer did not discriminate against the employee for... -
DOJ Creating Chief Administrative Law Judge
By: Bruce Buchanan, Sebelist Buchanan Law
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is amending the regulations governing the Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer (OCAHO) to reflect the creation of the position of Chief Administrative... -
OCAHO Adds an Administrative Law Judge
By: Bruce Buchanan, Sebelist Buchanan Law
In June 2020, the Office of Chief Administrative Hearing Office (OCAHO) added a new administrative law judge, Carol A. Bell.
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OCAHO Dismisses Complaint Against Smithfield Foods
By: Bruce E Buchanan, Sebelist Buchanan Law
In Galindo v. Smithfield Foods & Yuma County, 14 OCAHO no. 1369 (Aug. 18, 2020), the Office of Chief Administrative Hearing Officer (OCAHO) dismissed Galindo’s allegations... -
OCAHO Announces New Settlement Officer Program
By: Bruce E, Buchanan, Sebelist Buchanan Law PLLC
The Office of Chief Administrative Hearing Officer (OCAHO) has announced a mediation program called OCAHO Settlement Officer Program to mediate cases pending at OCAHO.
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BBuchanan started a blog post OCAHO Refuses Almost all of Employer's Attempts at Mitigationin BBuchananOCAHO Refuses Almost all of Employer's Attempts at Mitigation
By: Bruce E. Buchanan, Sebelist Buchanan Law
In United States v. Eriksmoen Cottages, Ltd., 14 OCAHO no. 1355a (July 15, 2020), OCAHO found the employer should be penalized $35,977.50 for its 30 substantive Form I-9 violations.... -
BBuchanan started a blog post Owner's Defense of Flooding Destroyed the Forms I-9 Fails at OCAHOin BBuchananOwner's Defense of Flooding Destroyed the Forms I-9 Fails at OCAHO
By: Bruce Buchanan, Sebelist Buchanan Law
In United States v. 7-Eleven Store No. 36802, 14 OCAHO no. 1361 (June 9, 2020), Office of Chief Administrative Hearing Officer (OCAHO) rejected 7-Eleven’s primary defense of flooding... -
OCAHO Finds Complaint Not Precluded by EEOC Charge
By: Bruce E. Buchanan, Sebelist Buchanan Law
In Branch v. Schumacher, 14 OCAHO no. 1358 (May 29, 2020), the Office of Chief Administrative Hearing Officer (OCAHO) found the employee’s complaint that he was discharged and... -
OCAHO Finds No Document Abuse
By: Bruce Buchanan, Sebelist Buchanan Law
In Sivasankar v. Strategic Staffing Solutions, 14 OCAHO no. 1354 (April 24, 2020), OCAHO found the employer did not commit document abuse against Manikandan Sivasankar. On November... -
Late Filed Forms I-9 to ICE Are Not Technical Violations
By: Bruce Buchanan, Sebelist Buchanan Law
In United States v. Eriksmoen Cottages, Ltd., 14 OCAHO no. 1355 (May 1, 2020), OCAHO found late filed Form I-9 were not technical violations; therefore, the good faith exception did... -
OCAHO Holds No Statute of Limitations Defence
By: Bruce Buchanan, Sebelist Buchanan Law
In United States v. R2M2 Rebar & Stressing, Inc., 14 OCAHO no. 1357 (Mar. 8, 2020), OCAHO found the employer’s statute of limitations defense was inapplicable where no I-9 forms... -
OCAHO Reduces I-9 Penalties to Mexican Restaurant
By: Bruce E. Buchanan, Sebelist Buchanan Law
In OCAHO’s first decision of 2020, United States v. Barajas Mexican Grill, 13 OCAHO no. 1338 (Jan. 6, 2020), it found the penalties imposed by ICE were “disproportionate to the...
