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The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) has announced that, as at July 21, 2011, it has fined 14 employers in New England this year for hiring illegal aliens in violation of law.
The companies were the subject of an investigation and audit of their Form I-9 documents, which is part of ICE’s ongoing…
As more and more states pass legislation mandating use of E-Verify, a federal E-Verify mandate seems inevitable. Recently, Representative Lamar Smith introduced the first attempt at such a federal mandate, the Legal Workforce Act.
The Legal Workforce Act would preempt existing state E-Verify laws and repeal the current paper Form I-9 system, replacing it with…
With employers’ increased use of electronic Forms I-9 and more states mandating use of E-Verify, a number of electronic I-9 and E-Verify vendors are offering services to help employers with these demands. However, difficulty can arise for employers if the ownership of data and the terms of that ownership are not clear, as illustrated by…
