by Girish Anand | Nov 11, 2009 | EEOC, Federal Labor Law, USCIS
Think that maintaining properly vetted I-9 forms on your employees isn’t that big a deal? The answer –it is a big deal–has been driven home forcefully to management at Columbia Farms in Columbia, S.C. After an Immigration and Customs Enforcement...
by Girish Anand | Oct 9, 2009 | Federal Labor Law, Health Care Reform, Uncategorized
This week a House-Senate panel reconciling budget measures voted to extend for three years the E-Verify online employment eligibility system. At the same time, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) formally withdrew the "no match" safe harbor rule of the...
by Girish Anand | Oct 6, 2009 | Federal Labor Law, Uncategorized
The E-Verify online employee status system faced two new hurdles in September. On Sept. 8, the E-Verify Contractor Rule was set to go into effect but faced last-minute court challenges, and on Sept. 31 funding for the system itself was in danger of expiring. On the...
by Girish Anand | Sep 5, 2009 | Federal Labor Law, Personnel Concepts
Though the Obama administration has dropped the “no match” rule that created a safe harbor for employers who lay off workers whose Social Security numbers don’t match their names, the layoff route is still the route of choice for employers who get...