• OSC Publications
• OSC Refugees/Asylees Guidance
• OSC Social Security Number No-Match Guidance
• Temporary Protected Status
• OSC Posters
• OSC Video
• OSC PowerPoint
• National Origin Working Group

OSC Publications for Workers/Advocates

If you are unable to access any of these materials, please call our office -- voice (1-800-255-7688) or TDD (1-800-237-2515) -- to request printed versions which will be mailed to you.

• OSC Naturalization Flyer (also in Spanish)
• Cartoon Flyer (also in Spanish, Chinese, Carolinian, Chamorro, Japanese, Korean, Tagalog)
• Worker Brochure (also in Arabic, Burmese, Chinese, French, Korean, Nepali, Russian, and Vietnamese)
• Worker Palm Card (also in Spanish)
• Know Your Rights Flyer
(also in Spanish)
• E-Verify Know Your Rights Flyer
(also in Spanish)
• E-Verify Advocate Flyer
• Fact Patterns Flyer
• Fact Sheet Regarding Post-9/11 Backlash Discrimination (also in Bengali, Somali, Gujarat, Hindi, Arabic)
• Refugee/Asylee Flyer
• Temporary Protected Status (for workers from any country) (also in Spanish)
• Temporary Protected Status (for workers from El Salvador) (also in Spanish)
• Name and Social Security Number (SSN) "No-Match" Information for Employees (also in Spanish)
• Worker Webinar Announcement Flyer
• Jurisdiction Overview Flyer

OSC Guidance with Respect to Asylees and Refugees

Refugee and asylum status may be granted to people who have been persecuted or fear they may be persecuted on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion. See Section 101(A)(42) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). Refugees and asylees are authorized to work indefinitely but may receive temporary employment authorization documents (EADs) from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

Refugees and asylees are authorized to work whether or not they have DHS-issued work authorization documents. As with all newly hired employees, refugees and asylees must still complete an I-9 Form and present either one document from List A or a combination of one document from List B and one document from List C.

See OSC's flyer for employers on employment eligibility verification for refugees and asylees here, and OSC's flyer for refugee and asylee workers and their advocates here.

Watch OSC's short video on reverification of the I-9 form for refugees (and asylees) here.

For more information on refugee and asylum status from the USCIS website, click here.

USCIS Memo

OSC Social Security Number (SSN) No-Match Guidance

Employers sometimes receive notices that an employee’s name and Social Security number (SSN) do not match the records on file with either the Social Security Administration or an outside entity drawing on publicly available Social Security number data. SSN no-matches are not necessarily the result of fraud or identity theft, and employers should not automatically assume that such notices mean that an employee is not authorized to work in the United States.

Accordingly, OSC has developed guidance for employers and employees relating to SSN no-match notices:

Name and Social Security Number (SSN) "No-Match" Information for Employees (also in Spanish)

Temporary Protected Status (TPS)

TPS is a temporary immigration benefit that allows qualified individuals from designated countries who are in the United States to stay here for a certain time period, due to certain conditions such as on-going armed conflict, environmental disaster, or other extraordinary and temporary conditions in the country. DHS often issues automatic extensions of employment authorization for TPS and DED recipients to allow sufficient time to process applications for EADs.

Click here to learn more about TPS and DED and to view OSC’s guidance for workers and employers.

OSC Posters

 

OSC Video Explaining Federal Protections Against Immigration-Related Discrimination in the Workplace

Video - RealPlayer | QuickTime

OSC PowerPoint Presentation

Federal Protection Against National Origin Discrimination

The Civil Rights Division has established a National Origin Working Group to help citizens and immigrants better understand and exercise their legal rights. If you think you, or somone you know, has been discriminated against because of national origin and want to learn more about exercising your legal rights, you should read this brochure.

Worker Hotline: 1-800-255-7688 • Employer Hotline: 1-800-255-8155