Effective August 23, 2010 new rules just issued by the Department of Homeland Security on I-9s, a required form to verify employment eligibility for all U.S. workers, must be followed.  Some highlights of the new rules include:
Section 2 of the I-9 form, where the employer records the authorized documents proving employment eligibility, must be completed [...]

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Responsible business executives and HR managers must take affirmative steps to ensure that their own verification procedures, as well as those of the contractors they use, are in order, and remain vigilant for any signs of non-compliance.  This will help to minimize their risk and avoid costly fines, embarrassing PR and in some cases criminal [...]

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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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The USCIS (U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services) is now issuing a “new and improved” Permanent Resident Card – aka – the Green Card.  The government decided to make it easy on employers and redesigned the card in green for ease of recognition!
 The new Permanent Resident Card incorporates state-of-the-art technology to prevent counterfeiting and facilitate accurate [...]

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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 “second wave” of ICE’s crackdown on employers was no surprise to nearly all of the Legal Employer clients who brought us on board to conduct our own internal I-9 audit of their I-9 forms.  They knew that ICE would be back again and back with a vengeance.  They didn’t even flinch when ICE announced [...]

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In some of the phone calls we field we often find stressed HR Managers and employers who are angry about having to ensure that they have an air tight I-9 Compliance plan and forms.  They see I-9 Compliance and the use of the E-Verify system as unnecessary paper-work and a waste of time.  They don’t [...]

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