An estimated 4.4 million undocumented individuals will benefit from President Obama’s expansion of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program by gaining work permits. Soon many Human Resources professionals will face long-term employees…
Posts by Category: Immigration Issues
Sag Harbor 7-Eleven Owners Plead Guilty to Federal Charges
According to court records, the former operators of Sag Harbor’s 7-Eleven who also controlled 14 7-Elevens stores in Long Island and Virginia provided their employees with more than 20 identities stolen from United States citizens, housed those employees at…
DOJ Issues Guidance on Citizenship/Immigration Status And National Origin Discrimination in Employment
The Department of Justice’s Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices (OSC) is responsible for enforcing the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act. Under this law, employers discriminate when…
New York Restaurant begins 2014 with a Large Form I-9 Penalty
(OCAHO) issued its first decision in 2014 -U.S. v. Two for Seven LLC d/b/a Black & Blue Restaurant, which tells the story of a small New York restaurant that was assessed an I-9 penalty of $88,700 by OCAHO. The good news is the restaurant was successful in…
Colorado Affirmation Form Must be Used on October 1, 2014
Do you hire employees in Colorado (either now or in the foreseeable future)? The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) has released a new mandatory Affirmation of Legal Work Status form that must be used by employers for new hires (within the state) who…
Company Seeks New Workers After Over 100 Linked to Fake IDs
The owners of “Incredible Fresh” are looking for new employees, after more than 100 workers were accused of providing fake identification to get their jobs. Only six of those workers are still in police custody, after a raid last week. According to Denise…
New E-Verify Feature
E-Verify will now notify you when a case you enter has the same Social Security number as another case entered in the last 30 days. This will allow E-Verify users to catch and correct duplicate cases early in the case creation process. This idea was submitted to…
SHRM Employment Verification Survey Reviews Form I-9 and E-Verify
The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) has released the SHRM Employment Verification Survey to capture information on the challenges associated with the Employment Eligibility Verification Form, Form I-9 and E-Verify, an Internet-based program that compares…
A Reminder that E-Verify Participation Does Not Offer Blanket Protection to Employers
E-Verify offers a tool to assist employers in verifying employment/immigration status for prospective employees, but it should not be mistaken for protection during an I-9 audit. On March 26, 2014, the Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer (OCAHO) granted…
Department of Justice Settlements a Good Reminder of Employer Obligations under Employment Verification Laws
Employers work hard to make sure they comply with federal immigration law, but they must remember not to take their efforts too far. Employers should remember that while they must verify the ability of their potential hires to work, they cannot ask for specific…



