Six hundred suspected illegal immigrant workers at Howard Industries in a small Mississippi town were detained on Monday and the Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency has once again set precedence for cracking down on illegal workers in America. A spokesperson for Howard Industries made a statement to the town’s local newspaper that it “runs every check allowed to ascertain the immigration status of all applicants for its jobs.” Employment eligibility compli... [More]
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Tags: immigration, i-9 compliance, employment eligibility | Categories: Employment Eligibility | Immigration and Right to Work | Legal Compliance
The recent LA Times story on the discovery of current employees with criminal records, and the Los Angeles county supervisor’s suggestion to re-check 100,000 current employees for criminal records, brings up some surprising facts and issues surrounding criminal records and current employees. According to Robert Mather, CEO of Pre-employ.com, a California based pre-employment screening firm that screens up to 10,000 individual employee records a day, employers should take a m... [More]
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Tags: criminal records, background checks, pre-employment screening, employees | Categories: News
By Greg Siskind While immigration can be a highly divisive issue, employers need to focus on complying with the law. Most employers will never file a visa application for a worker. But the mistake many business owners make is assuming that no foreign employees means no need to worry about immigration laws. This article will focus on the employment verification requirements under Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 ("IRCA"). Tho... [More]
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Tags: form i-9, i-9 compliance, irca, immigration reform and control act, immigration, e-verify, i-9 compliance | Categories: New Legislation | News
WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is informing the public that the new U.S. Passport Card may be used in the Employment Eligibility Verification form (I-9) process. Last month, the Departments of State and Homeland Security announced that the new passport card was in full production. The new card provides a less expensive and more portable alternative to the traditional passport book, and will expedite document processing at United States land and sea... [More]
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Tags: department of homeland security, verify employment, u.s. citizenship and immigration services, passport card, i-9 compliance, form i-9, employment eligibility | Categories: New Legislation | Press Release
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