ICE workplace audits are on the rise. And if you didn’t know, the federal government and California are not harmonious in their views on immigration issues. That means that ICE
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Employers Beware: ICE Is Ramping Up I-9 Audits to Record Levels
More than 5,200 businesses around the country have been served with I-9 inspection notices since January in a two-phase
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ICE Levies Largest Settlement Ever: Asplundh Tree Expert Co To Pay $95 Million
Asplundh Tree Expert Co., one of the largest privately owned corporations in the country, with 30,000 employees and 3.5 billion in annual sales, according to Forbes, has been ordered to
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Revised Form I-9 Now Available
USCIS released a revised version of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, on July 17. Employers can use this
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New I-9 Form To Be Released July 17, 2017
On July 12, 2017 USCIS announced that it will release a revised version of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification
New Form I-9 Released
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released a new revised version of Form I-9 on Monday, November 14, 2016. The previous editions of the Form (with “03/08/13” in the lower
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The New I-9 is Coming
The Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) has approved the latest revisions to the current Form I-9, which expired on March 31, 2016 but remains valid until the new edition
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U.S. Employers Facing Increased Fines for Form I-9 Violations
The U.S. Department of Justice recently announced significant increases in fines for immigration-related paperwork violations, in an interim final rule slated to take effect this fall. Harsher financial penalties come
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Be Cautious When Conducting Internal I-9 Audits: Updated Guidance from USCIS and USDOJ
The Justice Department’s Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices issued a new technical assistance letter, posted to their website Jan. 13, which updates a letter issued
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E-Verify Enhancements Announced
On Oct. 28, 2015 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced new Enhancements to E-Verify designed to make use of the system easier:
E-Verify launched three new enhancements to improve
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