Thoroughly and accurately completing and retaining the I-9 forms for all of your employees is no longer an option. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is involved and they are not accepting excuses of ignorance, or oversight. I-9 audits are being conducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), an agency of the DHS, and they are cracking down on the employers, not the employees who are in violation.
Reports of companies being fined anywhere from a few thousand to in excess of...
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