Thursday, April 17, 2014
USCIS Releases New I-9 and E-Verify Tutorial Videos
You can find information
here.
# posted by Greg Siskind @ 5:18 AM
Monday, December 24, 2012
I-9 Audits Increasing at Rapid Pace
From the Associated Press:
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement reached its highest number yet of companies audited for illegal immigrants on their payrolls this past fiscal year.
Audits of employer I-9 forms increased from 250 in fiscal year 2007 to more than 3,000 in 2012. From fiscal years 2009 to 2012, the total amount of fines grew to nearly $13 million from $1 million. The number of company managers arrested has increased to 238, according to data provided by ICE.
# posted by Greg Siskind @ 5:47 AM
Sunday, December 2, 2012
DOJ Settles IRCA Discrimination Case Against North Carolina Company
From USDOJ:
The Justice Department announced today that it reached an agreement with
Gamewell Mechanical Inc., a subsidiary of Woodfin Heating, Inc. based
in Salisbury, N.C., resolving claims that the company violated the
anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act
(INA), when it terminated three employees based on the incorrect
assumption that they were undocumented foreign nationals when they were
in fact U.S. citizens. The company is in the mechanical construction
business and fabricates and installs heating and cooling systems.
The investigation stemmed from a charge filed by one of the three U.S. citizens.
The investigation revealed that Gamewell officials had
terminated the three individuals when it received information that six
of their co-workers were undocumented foreign nationals and incorrectly
assumed that the three U.S. citizens were similarly not authorized to
work in the United States.
Under the settlement agreement, Gamewell Mechanical will pay a total of
$10,560 in back pay to the three discharged U.S. citizens, and $9,600 in
civil penalties to the United States.
Gamewell Mechanical will also train its human resources staff
about employers’ responsibilities to avoid discrimination in the
employment eligibility verification process and be subject to reporting
and compliance monitoring by the department for 18 months.
# posted by Greg Siskind @ 5:01 PM
Monday, September 10, 2012
E-Verify Extension Bill Set for House Vote Tomorrow
The E-Verify program, set to expire on September 30th, will be extended by
three years if the House votes tomorrow to accept Senate Bill 3245 which
passed the Senate last month. The bill is expected to pass by a voice
vote so it should be signed by the President shortly.
# posted by Greg Siskind @ 1:04 PM
Saturday, May 5, 2012
Washington State Grower Fined $1 Million Dollars for Hiring Unauthorized Workers
ICE Auditing 500 More Employers
Saturday, April 28, 2012
ICE Fines Company $2 Million
Bruce Buchanan, who recently joined our Nashville office,
writes an article for Tracker I-9's blog about a $2 million fine for I-9 violations levied against the parent company of Champion Windows.
# posted by Greg Siskind @ 2:03 PM
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