[Editor’s Note: Today’s article is courtesy of the U.S. Department of Justice, Attorneys Edward Gallagher and David Searle, who were kind enough to grant me an interview regarding the Department’s role in investigating and prosecuting crimes that directly impact the U.S. employers and workforce.] 1) Please describe your role at the U.S. Department of Justice: [...]
If you’ve ever had to fight a charge on your credit card you didn’t make, or have been the victim of identity theft, you’ll know firsthand how traumatic and stressful repairing your account can be. It sometimes feels like you’ve been presumed guilty until you prove yourself innocent! In the workplace, the amount of information [...]
Today, we’re going to take a look at a few I-9 and E-Verify issues we raised recently that are making news again! Haunted by Greencards (Yet Again) Back in early April, I wrote about the dangers of becoming fixated on the greencard during the verification (or re-verification) process of an I-9 Form. This “fixation” has, [...]
By now, many employers are familiar with the patchwork of state E-Verify laws which have been steadily consuming the country in the absence of comprehensive immigration reform. No longer can employers simply rely on the federal I-9 requirement (and the accompanying publications, websites and guides) to tell them what to do when a new hire [...]
No good deed goes unpunished! We’re talking about the I-9 Form and the good deed of pre-filling out Section 1 with your Employee’s information. The issue with pre-filling (or pre-populating) Section 1 of the I-9 Form has unnecessarily confused employers. Today, we’ll tackle this issue head on. Pre-Filling the I-9 Form Section 1 (Paper I-9 [...]
