The Department of Labor and the Department of Homeland Security published a joint Federal Register temporary rule (86 FR 28198) on May 25th. This rule temporarily provides some flexibility for H-2B workers that wish to change employers. It also increases...

Anyone looking to work in the United States needs government authorization to do so. The government, therefore, requires employers to carry out a mandatory verification exercise for every new hire within a few days of onboarding the new employee.  This...

In 1986, Congress passed The Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA), making it illegal for U.S. employers to hire workers that do not have the legal authority to work in our nation. To verify an employee’s ability to work here legally, hiring...

How Form I-9 Compliance Documents Can Create Challenges for Your Organization Penalties for non-compliance also went up in 2020 from $573 – $4,586 to $583 – $4,667 per incident. While only made up of two pages, the Form I-9 requires careful...