Question:I recently hired someone who checked the fourth box in the immigration status attestation section on Section 1 of Form I-9, indicating that he is an alien. However, he informed me that he does not have an employment authorization expiration date, which appears to be required by the form. What should I do?
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced that it is issuing Notices of Inspection (NOIs) to 18 businesses in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas and Tennessee. These notices are intended to alert business owners that ICE will be inspecting their I-9s and other hiring records.
February 9, 2010. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) investigated a Bolivar, MO - based roofing company, Taylor-Made Roofing and found that it provided employment to 12 undocumented workers. As a result of the ICE enforcement action, the company and its owner, Mr. Russel Taylor, were accused of “knowingly hiring, contracting and sub-contracting to hire illegal aliens from August 2006 through April 2008.”
On February 2, 2010, the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit enjoined Oklahoma from enforcing certain employment provisions of House Bill 1804, a state immigration enforcement bill. Specifically, employer sanctions and independent contractor requirements cannot be enforced at this time. The Court held that the state may enforce provisions which require public employers and state contractors to participate in E-Verify.
Multinational companies often find themselves in situations requiring speedy transfers of executives or management to the United States. What options are available? Business Immigration Attorney Mira Mdivani of the Mdivani Law Firm provides some answers.
Effective September 8, 2009, most federal contracts valued at over $100,000 with a performance period longer than 120 days will require contractors to participate in the E-Verify program. E-Verify is an internet-based system, operated by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS),
2009 has been a busy year featuring a number of updates to the regulations surrounding the employment verification process. In April, the Department of Homeland Security’s new I-9 form became the version all employers must use for new hires.
In December 2009, USCIS published an updated version of the E-Verify User Manual. The manual is available for downloading or printing here. It is an obligation under the E-Verify Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that E-Verify users are familiar with the most recent version of the E-Verify User Manual.
When your company is presented with a request for an immigration-related audit, this can be in the context of your I-9 documents or H-1B compliance records, wage and hour records, one of the keys to successfully completing the audit is to first understand the scope of the request.
The use of this seal is not an endorsement by HRCI of the quality of the program. It means that this program has met HRCI's criteria to be pre-approved for recertification credit.
Question: I recently hired someone who checked the fourth box in the immigration status attestation section on Section 1 of Form I-9, indicating that he is an alien. However, he informed me that he does not have an employment authorization expiration date, which appears to be required by the form. What should I do?
