Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recently reported that, between Jan. 29 and Jan. 31, 77 Northern California businesses were raised. Taking place in the San Jose, San Francisco and Sacramento areas, ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agents…
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Rep. Lamar Smith Introduced Mandatory E-Verify Bill
Rep. Lamar Smith reintroduced the Legal Workforce Act, H.R. 3711, a bill that would require all employers to use E-Verify within two years. Smith believes that by expanding the E-Verify system, jobs will only go to legal workers. The Legal Workforce Act repeals the…
Stuffing I-9 Drawer Won’t Make Problems Go Away
Employer DLS Precision Fab was appealing a $305,050 penalty for more than 500 immigration law violations when they attempted to argue that it had made a good-faith effort to comply with the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) by hiring a well-credentialed HR…
New I-9 Form Released
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has released a revised version of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, which will become mandatory on Sept. 18 and will replace all prior editions. The new form includes the name change of the…
When ICE Agents Show Up at Work, What Should the Boss Do?
In an effort to counter the expected increase in immigration-related workplace raids, the state Assembly has approved a bill that would require California employers to ask federal immigration agents for a warrant before allowing them access to the workplace. An…
Court Rejects Electronic I-9 Signature Argument
Although I-9 regulations permit employers to electronically generate, sign and store the Form I-9, these rules were drafted in broad terms and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has not published any guidance on what may or may not be considered a valid…
When ICE Comes Knocking at Your Company’s Door
Ashley Kaplan, Senior Employment Law Attorney at ComplyRight, recently shared some tips for companies who wish to ensure they are compliant with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Any company could be subject to a surprise audit, but those in sanctuary city or…
Safe-Harbor Procedures for Employers Who Receive a No Match Letter
Amended regulations of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement describe the legal obligations of an employer under current immigration law when the employer received a no-match letter from the Social Security Administration or receives a letter regarding…
Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act May Lead to e-Verify Becoming Mandatory
Already mandatory for federal contractors, some state contractors and companies that want to participate in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) Optional Practical Training program, E-Verify could soon become mandatory for all U.S. employers….
Staffing Company Escapes Potential $1.4 Million Form I-9 Penalty
Employers of all sizes may hire hundreds or thousands of employees every year, each of whom must properly complete a Form I-9 on time, as required by law. Organizations want to avoid the potentially crippling fines and penalties if a violation is discovered by the…