by Girish Anand | Sep 22, 2010 | Federal Labor Law, USCIS
On Sept. 15, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials sent out another 500 notices of inspection (NOIs) to businesses suspected of employing illegal immigrants. ICE agents will be auditing these firms’ I-9 employment verification documents. Affected...
by Girish Anand | Sep 2, 2010 | Federal Labor Law, USCIS
Beginning this week, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) is expanding the photo matching portion of its E-Verify program to include U.S. passports and driver’s license data. This change will be effective at the start of September...
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 15, 2009 | Federal Labor Law
Declaring it is out "to target the root cause of illegal immigration," the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) unit are scurrying about to inspect companies’ 1-9 employment verification...
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...