Employers in some states may face additional penalties for non-compliant employment eligibility verification programs, including increased fines and the loss of public contracts.
Avoiding the Top Six Form I-9 Compliance Mistakes
To many employers and HR professionals, an I-9 form may appear to be a simple one-page piece of hiring paperwork. However, the one page I-9 form comes with enough rules and regulations to fill a 69-page how-to manual, the M-274 Handbook for Employers. HireRightHireRight is a leading provider of on-demand employment background checks, drug and […]
Businesses Could Lose License for Hiring Unauthorized Workers
In addition to numerous arrests and millions of dollars in fines on businesses by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for inadequate employment eligibility programs, companies in some states must now contend with further potential penalties from the states they operate in, including the loss of its business license. HireRightHireRight is a leading provider of […]
What Employers Need to Know about E-Verify Self Check
On March 21, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) unveiled “E-Verify Self Check,” a new program that grants individuals access to their employment eligibility status and allows them to submit necessary corrections to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) before seeking employment. While this new program is expected to […]
ICE to Notify 1,000 Companies of Pending Form I-9 Audits
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 announced plans to audit the employment eligibility records of approximately 1,000 businesses. According to a statement by ICE, […]
New ICE Center Expands Form I-9 Audit Capabilities
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 agency to prove non-compliance with employment […]
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