Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has just announced a six-month extension of their remote I-9 inspection allowance (commonly known as […]
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DHS considers overhauling the Form I-9 in a revised version this fall
Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a Federal Register notice inviting the public to share comments on its […]
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Staffing Company Ordered to Pay $1.5M for Wide Array of I-9 Paperwork Violations
There are a lot of things that can go wrong when completing the Form I-9, which is why HR reps […]
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I-9 Audit Update (January 2022)
For many years, Form I-9 fines and penalties were rather minuscule (all things considered), with employers typically being charged anywhere […]
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What’s in a name? Resolving Form I-9 document discrepancies
One of the greatest paradoxes of Form I-9 compliance is that it takes 15 pages of instructions and a 70+ […]
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How to Prevent an E-Verify Tentative Nonconfirmation (TNC)
Imagine, for just a moment, that you’re in HR and you’ve just been “voluntold” to manage your organization’s E-Verify compliance […]
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Completing the Form I-9 in 2022? Here’s what you need to know.
With roughly 11 million job openings and 7 million people looking for work in the US, human resource professionals can […]
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ICE brings holiday cheer, extending remote I-9 flexibilities through April 30, 2022
Yesterday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced a four-month extension of their highly popular remote I-9 inspection allowance for employers […]
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2021 in Review: Top Ten I-9 and E-Verify Compliance Insights
Last week, the American Immigration Lawyers Association held its annual Employer Compliance and Worksite Enforcement Conference, an all-day deep dive […]
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Best Practices for Form I-9 Retention and Destruction
By now, we all know and understand that the Form I-9 is often a breeding ground for mistakes, some of […]
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Large clothing retailer settles I-9 discrimination claims caused in part by its HR software
Yesterday, the Department of Justice, through its Immigrant and Employee Rights Section (IER), announced a settlement agreement with Gap, Inc., […]
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Discrimination Settlement Highlights the Risks of Non-Compliant Electronic I-9 Software
Approximately five years ago, the Department of Justice made a small regulatory change that increased the risks of an I-9 […]
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I-9 Alert: New Work Authorization Rules for Certain Nonimmigrant Spouses
In September, more than 4.4 million Americans quit their jobs, joining the ranks of many others who have voluntarily departed […]
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Lawsuit reveals dangers of asking immigration-related questions during hiring process
When it comes to hiring protocol and immigration in the US, HR folks really are caught between a rock and a hard place. On the one hand, you need to ensure you’re only hiring and employing a legal workforce, an assertion made on everyone’s favorite government form, the beloved I-9.
But at the same time, you also have to avoid treating a candidate differently during the hiring process based on an individual’s real or perceived citizenship or immigration status. These requirements come courtesy of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (“IRCA”), the seminal law that’s best known for
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DHS increases civil penalties for I-9 paperwork violations as of October 19, 2021
At first glance, an I-9 looks like a simple, relatively straight-forward government form with a singular purpose: verifying your new […]
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E-Verify provides updates on frozen TNCs during the COVID-19 pandemic
If you ask an HR representative to describe their least favorite aspect of the federal government’s E-Verify system, the clear […]
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