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Immigration

Is there any new guidance on how to handle employment eligibility verification?

06/30/2011
Q. Our company needs guidance on keeping up with our obligations with regard to employment eligibility. What resources are available?

Does our I-9 software comply with the law?

06/30/2011
Q. We use an electronic I-9 software system that was developed in-house. How can we ensure it complies with federal law?

Is Arizona-style E-Verify mandate headed to Pennsylvania?

06/23/2011
If state Rep. Bill Galloway has his way, certain employers may be re­quired to use the federal government’s E-Verify web-based employment eligibility verification system. Several states already mandate E-Verify, and the U.S. Supreme Court in June ruled that an Arizona law requiring employers to use it is constitutional.

What web resources can we use to make sure we are in compliance with I-9 rules?

06/16/2011
Q. Our company needs guidance on keeping up with our obligations with regard to employment eligibility. What resources are available?

Supreme Court upholds Arizona immigration law, backs E-Verify

06/16/2011
The U.S. Supreme Court has concluded that federal immigration law does not pre-empt or invalidate an Arizona law that subjects Arizona employers to sanctions for knowingly or intentionally employing unauthorized workers and requiring them to use the federal government’s E-Verify online employment eligibility verification system.

Supreme Court OKs Arizona’s work authorization law

06/16/2011
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that federal immigration law doesn’t pre-empt an Arizona law, The Legal Arizona Workers Act. Therefore, Arizona employers that knowingly or intentionally hire illegal immigrants may have their licenses to do business in the state revoked or suspended.

Thinking of stiffing illegal immigrant workers? Better be ready to defend huge class-action suit

06/15/2011
The fact that a worker is in this coun­try illegally does not mean he can’t file a Fair Labor Standards Act overtime lawsuit. What’s more, that case can turn into a class-action suit, representing all other similarly situated illegal workers.

No changes needed to implement new I-9 regulations

06/08/2011
You may have heard that the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services published final regulations—which took effect May 16, 2011—regarding employers’ Form I-9 employment verification practices. The good news: You don’t need to change any of your current practices—as long as your forms and practices are up-to-date.

Supreme Court upholds mandatory E-Verify in Arizona case

05/31/2011
The U.S. Supreme Court last week upheld an Arizona law that requires employers in that state to use the federal government’s E-Verify electronic employment eligibility verification system. Other states are already lining up to require their employers to use E-Verify, too, joining 11 states that already do. It’s time to learn how to use the government’s online tool.

Double-check ID records! No-match letters are back

05/04/2011

After a three-year hiatus, the Social Security Administration has resumed sending no-match letters to employers, alerting them when em­ployees’ Social Security numbers don’t jibe with the ones in its database. While it’s unclear whether the resumption will harm employers, now is a good time to make sure your employment eligibility verification processes are in good shape.