by Girish Anand | Nov 12, 2010 | Federal Labor Law, USCIS
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), which conducts compliance audits of firms with federal contracts, has announced that it will no longer inspect I-9 employee eligibility forms during its visits. Under a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with...
by Girish Anand | Nov 11, 2010 | USCIS
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and USCIS Director Alejandro Mayorkas yesterday (Nov. 10, 2010) announced the addition of a passport and passport card verification feature on the government’s online E-Verify employee eligibility system. “U.S....
by Girish Anand | Nov 4, 2010 | Federal Labor Law, USCIS
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials report that they conducted 2,200 on-site audits of businesses in FY 2010 to verify employees’ eligibility to work in the United States, resulting in a record $50 million-plus in fines. ICE, the...
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 | 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...