The Department of Justice is investigating and fining employers who require specific documentation from employees during the I-9 employment eligibility verification process. DOJ’s Office of Special Counsel for Immigration Related Unfair Employment Practices (OSC) often relies on statistics showing a large proportion of employees presenting specific documentation during the I-9 process to determine whether to
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DOJ TELLS EMPLOYERS NOT TO USE FORENSICS TO COMPLETE / AUDIT I-9s
By Jackson Lewis P.C. on
Posted in US Immigration
AUTHOR: Harry J. Joe.
The Office of the Special Counsel (OSC) for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices is warning employers not to use forensic tools or techniques to assess the validity of any document presented for identification and employment authorization, or apply a different level of scrutiny based on the type of document presented by the…