Arizona's E-Verify Law Paves a New National Landscape for Employers

by Alexis Cameron June 15, 2011
The E-Verify system used by the Department of Homeland Security to electronically verify employment eligibility for new employees. In the past, its use has been voluntary for federal employers; Arizona has now made it mandatory for all employers within the state. Additionally, an Executive Order now makes e-verify mandatory for all new federal employees, including federal contractors and their employees, although existing federal employees and federal contractors are not affected.In a highly c... [More]

Form I-9: A Deceptively Simple Form that Can Have Major Consequences

by Alexis Cameron June 1, 2011
Since 1986, all United States employers have been required to complete a Form I-9 when hiring an employee. This form serves to verify that the employee in question is lawfully permitted to be employed in the United States. While the latest version of the I-9 form is only one page long, it contains a minefield of areas of potential liability for employers that can have very real financial or even criminal consequences.The I-9 process is deceptively simple. The potential employee fills out the f... [More]

How Long Can I Wait to Complete the I-9?

by Alexis Cameron February 23, 2011
As added protection to your business, the government requires that you as the employer must have every employee hired fill out the I-9 form. This form from the IRS has been in practice since November 6, 1896 and is simply insurance that you have checked that your employee has the documents and ability to work legally in the United States. Regardless of current immigration status, all workers including U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and temporary foreign citizens are required to provide do... [More]

National Restaurant Chain Fires Hundreds After ICE Raids

by Alexis Cameron February 17, 2011
A National Mexican Restaurant Chain has been forced to fire hundreds of immigrant workers over the past few weeks following Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids at its Minnesota restaurants. ICE had been conducting a probe that centered on worker employment eligibility at the company’s 50 restaurants here. ICE had informed the chain several months ago that it was facing an I-9 audit (an inquiry to verify that workers can legally work in the U.S.) according to a company spokes... [More]
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