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Immigration status is irrelevant to Title VII claim, Ninth Circuit rules.

Publication: Trial
Publication Date: 01-JUL-04
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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An employer may not use discovery to inquire into former employees' immigration status in Title VII cases, the Ninth Circuit has ruled. The court upheld a magistrate judge's protective order, which stated that allowing employers to obtain such information would chill plaintiffs' willingness and ability to bring civil rights claims. (Rivera v. NIBCO, Inc., 364 F.3d 1057 (9th Cir. 2004).)

The dispute arose in a national-origin discrimination case filed under Title VII and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act. The plaintiffs are 23 Latina and Southeast Asian women who are former employees of NIBCO, a manufacturer of irrigation products in Fresno.

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