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 of being subject to an ICE enforcement action. Congress has given Immigration and Customs Enforcement…
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 therefore unaffected by the shutdown, this does not apply to the E-Verify system. Functions on…
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 Correction Request Notice,” in the Spring of 2019. The SSA will start notifying employers if…
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 not required to submit Forms I-9 to USCIS. Employers must have a Form I-9, Employment…
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 work authorization. The employer must then sign the so-called attestation clause in Section 2 of…
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 United States, as required by the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). When completing Form I-9,…
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 practices) and/or citizenship discrimination. Press releases and settlement agreements are publicly available via the OSC’s…
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 of wages caused by the hiring of unauthorized workers. The root cause of all these…