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Each year the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency and the Department of Labor (DOL) are increasing their audits of companies to see if they have correctly followed the procedure required to determine whether an employee is eligible to work in the United States. Until recently, most audits were directed at the industries that were … Each year, the number of companies using E-verify is increasing. E-verify provides employers an additional resource to verify the employment authorization of their newly hired employees. However, it is becoming quite clear that many companies are using E-verify in discriminatory ways – often without even knowing their actions are not allowed. Companies must ensure they … Continue reading “Are You Unknowning Discriminating With E-Verify? Beware!” The Department of Justice has announced that it has reached an agreement with a company that owns several fast food restaurants in Maine. The company had been accused of having a policy of not hiring any immigrants. The DOJ pursued the company as its policy appeared to violate the anti-discrimination laws of the United States … Continue reading “DOJ Settles Lawsuit Against Employer Who Refused to Hire Immigrants” The Department of Homeland Security has announced the ability to curious individuals to self-check whether they have work authorization in the United States. The self-check is available at the USCIS website. Currently it is only available in a few states, including Virginia, Arizona, the District of Columbia, Colorado and Idaho. The … Continue reading “DHS Announces Ability to Self-Check With E-verify” The USCIS will soon offer an E-verify program that will allow individuals to self-check their work authorization status. The service will allow an individual to self-input information about themselves to determine whether there are any mistakes in a person’s record. The e-verify system is a volunteer system that allows employers to verify a new employee’s … It is being reported that the Immigration & Customs Enforcement Agency is set to issue 500 employer audits in the next week. Employer audits are the in vogue method for the government to ensure employers are properly monitoring their new hires through I-9 and e-verification. Employers must verify that each new hire is authorized to … Continue reading “ICE Set To Issue 500 Employer Audits in Next Week” The US Supreme Court recently announced that it will hear arguments in Chicanos Por La Causa, Inc. v. Napolitano, 558 F.3d 856 (9th Cir. 2009), cert. granted sub nom. Chamber of Commerce v. Candelaria, (June 28, 2009) (No. 09-115). The case involves Arizona’s Legal Arizona Workers Act, which prohibits employers from knowingly or intentionally employing … Continue reading “Supreme Court to Look At State Immigration Law” Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has announced that it has arrested two managers of staffing agencies near Chicago. The managers are accused of employing undocumented immigrants who were hired as temporary workers for third party companies. The managers face the possibility of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. A new report has cast doubt on how accurate the government’s E-verify is in detecting unauthorized employees. The report indicates that E-verify fails to identify over 50% of all unauthorized workers. As way of background, the E-verify program was created by the U.S. Government to provide a simple means by which an employer could determine … by Svilen.milev The Federal Government agreed to stop its immigration inquiry into Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation after the company agreed to pay the government $4.5 million dollars over three years and to use more stringent hiring standards. The corporation, a chicken processor, has admitted no criminal or civil wrongdoing. However, the business is just now … Continue reading “Immigration Inquiry Ends After Company Agrees To Pay $4.5 Million” The California city of Lancaster will soon require businesses to use the federal government’s e-verify program. The e-verify program is a voluntary federal program that is meant to allow companies an easier means to identify newly hired workers who are eligible to work. The city is threatening the revocation of business licenses for businesses that … Continue reading “California City to Require E-verify. Mayor Hints At Immigration Law Ignorance” Attached to the recently passed Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Appropriations Act of 2010, the Conrad State 30, EB-5, and E-verify programs have been extended through September 2012. These three programs are technically “temporary” programs that need to be reaffirmed every couple of years. In reality, these three programs have been continuously reaffirmed for years … Continue reading “Conrad 30, EB-5, & E-Verify Extended Through Sept. 2012” The USCIS recently opened a verification center in Buffalo, NY. The verification center will employ 135 individuals and will have the sole mission of verifying immigration status for the E-Verify and Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) programs. According to Michael Aytes, USCIS Acting Deputy Director, participation has increased fivefold in the last three years. … Continue reading “USCIS Opens Verification Center in Buffalo, New York” The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency announced yesterday that it will investigate 1000 additional companies for I-9 compliance. This announcement comes on the heels of a May announcement when it announced that it would investigate 500 companies. The investigation will consist of an I-9 audit of the company’s records. The audit is meant to … Continue reading “ICE To Review 1000 Companies For I-9 Compliance” The New York Times is reporting that the owners of Yamato Engine Specialists 1990 Ltd. have been ordered to pay a $100,000 for hiring unauthorized workers. The owners will, however, not be jailed. This company was one of the first companies to face an ICE Workplace enforcement investigation after President Obama was inauguated. Since ICE … Continue reading “Washington Company Pays $100,000 After I-9 Compliance Enforcement” |
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