The Obama administration is launching another round of worksite investigations. ICE officials indicate approximately 500 employers have been visited during the past couple of days by Special Agents who have requested not only the employment verification forms (Forms I-9), but also evidence of the corporate structure, contracts with subcontractors and temporary employment agencies, and payroll
I-9 audits
Immigration-Status, National Origin Discrimination in Employment according to Justice Department
The Department of Justice’s Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices (responsible for enforcing the anti-discrimination provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act) has released a Fact Patterns Flyer.
The flyer provides examples of recent OSC prosecutions that resulted in employer-paid settlements to the Department of Justice for what the agency describes…
Summer 2011 Worksite Enforcement Update – ICE Brings Heat and Fines to New England
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…
Key Questions For Employers Using Electronic I-9 Vendors
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…
Social Security No-Match Rule – Back to Square One
The Social Security Administration (SSA) No-Match Rule illustrates the problem employers can face when intensive government scrutiny is combined with a lack of government guidance. This problem was further exacerbated by the Citizenship and Immigration Services’ (CIS) announcement in November of 1,000 I-9 Audits.
This issue arose in 2007, when DHS issued guidelines for employers…