Organizations that have been using E-Verify for more than 10 years or E-Verify Employer Agents whose cases date back to more than 10 years should be aware of the Historic Records Fact Report and Fact Sheet. Of highest importance is information regarding the disposal…
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It’s Here! The New Form I-9
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has issued the revised Employment Verification form (Form I-9). All employers must complete a new Form I-9 for each new hire within three business days of hire. The new form must be exclusively used by Jan. 22, 2017. Employers…
E-Verify Lands Potato Company in Hot Water
Employers have a responsibility to ensure that the Form I-9 is completed properly and on time in order to be sure they are hiring a legal workforce and avoiding discrimination against any work-authorized individual based on citizenship, immigration status, or national…
Staffing Company to Pay $175,000 Over Discrimination Claims
San Diego staffing company Eastridge Workforce Solutions recently resolved allegations with the Department of Justice after new hires faced discriminatory practices while completing work authorization verification requirements, such as E-verify cases and filling out…
New Proposed Rule Reflects Increase In I-9 Anti-Discrimination Enforcement
On August 15, 2016, the Department of Justice published a proposed rule which promises to make several important changes to the agency’s investigation and prosecution of I-9 related discriminatory activities. As many HR managers are now acutely aware, the Department…
The Expired Form I-9: What Employers Need to Know about the Proposed Smarter Form
The new “Smart” Form version of the Form I-9, which must be completed by all new hires within their first three days of work, has been updated to eliminate costly fines for errors submitted on the form. Key highlights include an evaluation of the number of…
Ignoring Changes to the New ‘Smart’ Form I-9 Will Be Costly
A revised Form I-9, recently approved by the Office of Management and Budget after a significant increase in fines for errors, must be in use by all employers no later than January 22, 2017. The more user-friendly form, available on the USCIS website, includes…
Unlawful Use of Requirements Relating to Immigration Status in Recruitment May Lead to Discrimination Claims
U.S. employers that are not authorized by law, regulation or government contract to limit job opportunities to U.S. citizens should carefully review their recruitment practices and advertisement templates to ensure that the above prohibited language or limitations are…
Outdoing Arizona and Alabama: Georgia’s Quest for Immigration Compliance SB 160
The Georgia State Legislature passed SB 160 this last session and just signed into law by Governor Nathan Deal, which greatly expands Georgia’s previous immigration compliance law HB 87. SB 160 potentially imposes greater hardships to many state sub-contractors,…
Staffing Co. Hit With $209K Fine for I-9 Filing Violations
A judge with the U.S. Department of Justice immigration office has ordered a temporary employment company to pay nearly $210,000 for more than 400 failures to properly file work authorization forms, skewing closer to the government’s damages calculation despite some…