5 Tips to Help I-9 Compliance
By now, you know that the U.S. government has been performing widespread investigations and audits of employers to crack down on employment of undocumented noncitizens. You should also be aware that you must maintain Form I-9, an employment authorization verification form issued by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS), for all your workers.
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State Laws and Employer I-9 Employment Verification Responsibilities
Colorado HB 1343 (signed 6/6/2006) prohibits state agencies from entering into contract agreements with contractors who knowingly employ illegal immigrants and requires prospective contractors to verify legal work status of all employees. The contractor must confirm that the Basic Pilot Program has been used to verify the status of all employees. If the contractor discovers that an illegal alien is employed, the contractor must alert the state agency within 3 days.
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Immigration Compliance Enforcement Is On The Move With Illegals
The numbers speak for themselves. In fiscal 2009, ICE removed a record number of aliens – 387,000 – more than any other administration in the nation’s history. ICE also removed a record number of criminal aliens – 136,000. In just the first year of our new Secure Communities initiative, ICE identified more than 111,000 aliens charged or convicted of crimes, and more than 11,000 of them were charged with or convicted of Level 1 crimes like murder and rape. This is a smart way to use resources and protect our communities.
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http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/nov/23/the-new-ice-age/
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Employer Should Be Aware Because The Immigrant Bill Is Back On The Table
Employers should be aware of the immigration bill. Ms. Napolitano said the immigration landscape has changed sharply since 2007, when attempts at a comprehensive overhaul failed because many members of Congress lacked confidence in the government’s ability to enforce existing laws, she said. Immigration overhauls backed by the Bush administration and some congressional leaders from both parties foundered in part because critics portrayed them as rewarding illegal immigrants with “amnesty” for violating U.S. law.
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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125816110639347917.html
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The Turner Construction Company Responds To Illegal Immigrants Arrests
Companies are not sure from Notice of Inspections without regular audits. As a result of the procedures established for this project, we have been informed that two subcontractors working on the courthouse project employed workers who provided information that did not match Federal records. Our understanding at this time indicates that individual employees of a subcontractor under contract with Turner may have submitted falsified employment documentation, which in turn led to the employment of those individuals. The fact that the documentation was falsified was identifiable to the ICE officials but was not known to Turner or, to our knowledge, to Turner’s subcontractor.
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http://wokv.com/localnews/2009/11/update-construction-company-re.html
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Immigration Raid Fires 1,200 Janitor Employees In Minnesota
A raid at ABM fines immigration violation. The Obama administration has shifted away from the dramatic workplace raids that were a hallmark of the Bush administration’s enforcement strategy. Under President Obama, the Department of Homeland Security says it is putting pressure on employers who break the law.
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http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/11/09/immigrants-fired/
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South Carolina Businesses Cited Under Immigration Law
Sixteen South Carolina businesses were cited for immigration violations. The Greenville News reported Monday that Jim Knight, spokesman for the state Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, said the citations have totaled more than $60,000 in penalties. But nearly all the penalties were waived under the law’s provision that allows first-time violators to avoid fines if they fix their verification process.
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http://www.wistv.com/Global/story.asp?S=11467956
The Greenville News reported Monday that Jim Knight, spokesman for the state Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, said the citations have totaled more than $60,000 in penalties. But nearly all the penalties were waived under the law’s provision that allows first-time violators to avoid fines if they fix their verification process.
The Greenville News reported Monday that Jim Knight, spokesman for the state Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, said the citations have totaled more than $60,000 in penalties. But nearly all the penalties were waived under the law’s provision that allows first-time violators to avoid fines if they fix their verification process.
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Immigration Authorities To Hold Employers Accountable For H-1B Visa Fraud
Senator Grassley is a proponent of legal immigration, but believes that fraud and abuse has become all too prevalent in the H-1B visa program. He has led the effort to close loopholes and enact reform in the H-1B visa program and introduced H-1B reform legislation with Senator Dick Durbin. Grassley has also asked questions of both American and foreign based companies about their use of the H-1B visa program.
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http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102×4136518
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Has An Immigration Study Found Enforcement Has Undermined Workers’ Rights?
Don’t let immigration Compliance affect good relationships with your employees. “The balance between worksite immigration enforcement and labor standards enforcement must be recalibrated,” argued co-author Rebecca Smith of the National Employment Law Project. “ICE’s failure to uphold the firewall between enforcement of immigration laws and enforcement of labor laws has undercut both policies. Employers have been encouraged to violate wage and hour laws, OSHA requirements, and labor laws that protect collective bargaining rights. All workers, both immigrant and native born, are suffering from depressed core labor standards as a result.”
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http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2009/10/27-8
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American Apparel Audited By ICE Agents For Violating Immigration Laws
American Apparel was hit hard by the ICE Audits. Over 300 companies had received audit notices at the same time as American Apparel, but almost all the news coverage has focused on American Apparel. Dov Charney, company founder and CEO, is an outspoken advocate of changing U.S. immigration policy, speaking out in support of the company’s Legalize LA campaign and challenging the morality of standing silent while a whole section of human beings are persecuted. Charney is also infamous for American Apparel ads that are even more degrading to women than most, and for an atmosphere of sexual harassment of women employees—but that is not why the government is going after him. The American Apparel factory officially shuts down every May 1st and the workers march in their thousands in annual immigrants rights protests in downtown L.A. As the American Apparel website says: “Why do we support immigration reform? Simple answer: Humanity.” It seems likely to many that American Apparel was targeted specifically because of Charney’s stance on immigration and his open opposition to government persecution of the undocumented.
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http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/10/27/18626913.php
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