Sellari’s Enterprises Inc. reached a settlement agreement to resolve allegations that the Orlando, Fla., staffing services provider discriminated against work-authorized immigrants when verifying their work authorization, which violates of the Immigration and Nationality Act, the US Justice Department announced.

Under the settlement, Sellari’s will pay a civil penalty of $120,000, post notices informing workers about their rights under the Immigration and Nationality Act’s antidiscrimination provision, train its staff, and be subject to departmental monitoring and reporting requirements for three years.

The department’s investigation found Sellari’s requested non-US citizens present specific documents to prove their work authorization, such as permanent resident cards or employment authorization documents, while not requesting specific documents from US citizens. This violated the antidiscrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act, which prohibits employers from subjecting employees to different or unnecessary documentary demands based on employees’ citizenship, immigration status or national origin.

“The law protects individuals who are work-authorized from discriminatory obstacles during the employment eligibility verification process,” said Acting Assistant Attorney General Tom Wheeler of the Civil Rights Division. “Employers must ensure that their employment eligibility verification processes are not applied in an unlawful manner.”