As the official start of summer approaches many companies may slow down just a bit as employees take vacations over the next couple of months.  Legal Employer encourages you to use this time to get your “I-9 House” in order.  Summer can be a great time for human resource professionals to make the time to [...]

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With Arizona’s new law to crack down on illegal immigration many are crying foul and demanding that the Federal Government take charge.  Common sense tells us that the Federal Government now has a stronger incentive to increase their efforts to address illegal immigration.  
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) currently targets illegal immigration by focusing on U.S. [...]

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For the past couple of months many businesses have spent considerable time getting their tax documents in order for fear of an audit by the IRS.  Now that taxes are filed many businesses are taking the time to ensure that their I-9 Forms are in order for fear of an audit from ICE (Immigration Customs [...]

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DHS makes it very clear as to what fines await employers who are found to have missing I-9 forms or I-9 forms with mistakes – even those that many would consider “honest” mistakes.  Below are recommended penalties for noncompliance as well as guidance on how investigators should enhance the assessed fine. The recommended penalties are [...]

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 As Reported by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement – NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is issuing Notices of Inspection (NOIs) to 180 businesses in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas and Tennessee. The notices alert business owners that ICE will be inspecting their hiring records to determine whether or not they are [...]

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The News-Leader.com in Springfield, Missouri reported that this week that a company with locations in Arkansas, Missouri and Virginia paid $450,000 in fines relating to I-9 (or the lack there of and harboring illegal aliens.)  Even more interesting is the comment made by John Morton, Assistant, “significant fines help hold businesses accountable to ensure a [...]

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Restaurants (including fast food franchises), Hotels/Motels, Home Based Service Businesses (landscapers, cleaning companies, day care & senior care agencies) and contractors are all prime targets for ICE audits.  We know this because of their high turn-over rates and their historical hiring behaviors.  We also know that we are not the only ones who know this. [...]

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As many of you already know, from our recent post – New I-9 Form Arrives, Expiration Date of 2012  (www.legalemployer.com/blog/?p=23) there is a new I-9 form that all companies should, as a best practice, be using for all new hires.  With this version, the form itself did not change – only the revision and expiration [...]

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