Be Aware of Your Rights When ICE Wants to Review Your I-9 Files
7/29/19
By: Ken Levine
Under the current administration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has ramped up investigations on corporate compliance with laws pertaining to the hiring of workers. The reality is that large, medium and small employers are all at risk …
No E-Verify During The U.S. Government Shutdown – What Is An Employer To Do?
1/4/19
By: Kenneth Levine
The current government shutdown has ensnared the E-Verify system, which is used by numerous U.S. employers to verify the employment eligibility of new hires. While many operations of DHS and USCIS are maintained through user fees, and …
Employers Beware – Social Security No-Match Letters are Making a Comeback
12/26/18
By: Layli Eskandari Deal
Like a bad penny, the Social Security no-match letters will once again turn up and wreak havoc on employers. It is anticipated that employers will once again start receiving these no-match letters, officially called the “Employer …
Scam Alert: USCIS Does Not Request Forms I-9 Via Email
11/7/17
By: Layli Eskandari Deal
U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services has issued the following notice:
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has learned that employers have received scam emails requesting Form I-9 information that appear to come from USCIS. Employers are …
Dot Your I's and Cross your T's in Person: Complying With The I-9 "Examination" Requirement
3/23/15
By: Nina Maja Bergmar
Federal law requires every employer to complete Form I-9 for each new employee. As part of this process, the employer must request original documents from a list of acceptable documents that establish an employee’s identity and …
OSC for Immigration Tells Employers Appropriate Response to Authorization Fraud
3/4/15
By: Nina Maja Bergmar
As you may know, all employers are required to complete Form I-9 for every new employee at the time of hire. Doing so allows employers to verify that new hires are authorized to work in the …
Does E-Verify Participation Increase Your Probability of Being Audited?
7/23/14
By: Kelly Eisenlohr-Moul
Unfortunately, the short answer is “yes.”
Over the last year, the Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices (“OSC”), located within the Department of Justice, has touted numerous settlements for alleged “document abuse” (discriminatory I-9 …
Why Every Company Needs Form I-9 Training (P.S. It's Free!)
7/18/14
By: Kelly Eisenlohr-Moul
Over the past two years, many of our clients have felt the effects of a federal enforcement shift: increased form I-9 and E-Verify audits, Office of Special Counsel complaints, and civil lawsuits focused on the alleged suppression …