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Form I-9 Audits & Penalties Continue to Intensify

By On January 8, 2013 · In Form I-9 & E-Verify
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Maintaining a compliant Form I-9 program continues to be imperative, as fiscal year 2012 saw a record number of audits and enforcement actions by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for non-compliant Form I-9 programs. ICE conducted more than 3,000 audits in fiscal 2012, compared to just 250 in fiscal 2007.

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ICE to Notify 1,000 Companies of Pending Form I-9 Audits

By On February 23, 2011 · In Form I-9 & E-Verify
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Less than a month after establishing the new Employment Compliance Inspection Center, newly established by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency to enhance its capability if of auditing large organizations’ Form I-9 documents, ICE has [...]

New ICE Center Expands Form I-9 Audit Capabilities

By On February 16, 2011 · In Form I-9 & E-Verify
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The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency has enhanced its employment eligibility enforcement capabilities with the development of the new Employment Compliance Inspection Center. This new Center allows ICE to more easily conduct Form I-9 audits of large employers whose sizes had historically made it difficult for the [...]

4 Best Practices to Protect Against Form I-9 Discrimination

By On February 14, 2011 · In Form I-9 & E-Verify
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A major vacuum manufacturer recently suffered discrimination allegations when it imposed unnecessary documentation requirements on lawful permanent residents, or green card holders. Under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), employers are prohibited from treating permanent residents differently from U.S. citizens. However, the company required its permanent resident workers to provide new documentation when their green [...]

ICE Sets Employment Eligibility Enforcement Records

By On October 22, 2010 · In Form I-9 & E-Verify

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency’s shift from worksite raids to audits of I-9 forms has resulted in a record-breaking year of penalties on employers with inadequate employment eligibility programs. A recent article by the Orange County Register [...]

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Keeping Tabs on E-Verify & I-9

By On July 19, 2010 · In Form I-9 & E-Verify

As employment eligibility enforcement in the U.S. continues to rise, it is critical that organizations adapt their I-9 programs to the changing environment in order to maintain compliance, or there could be costly implications. In February of this year, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced that one of its largest raids in years [...]

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