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Hiring & Firing refers to the process of recruiting, interviewing and offering employment and the process of evaluating performance and dismissing employees. Hiring & Firing is a highly regulated area and can create tremendous liability for employers who fail to properly adhere to acceptable employment practices. Some of the potential pitfalls in this area stem from discriminatory hiring practices, improper performance evaluations, and retaliatory firings. less -

Ensuring I-9 Compliance for Reduced Risk in Healthcare Facilities

Mitratech Holdings, Inc on 6/13/2024

As the backbone of patient care, healthcare organizations must meet Form I-9 requirements. However, it can sometimes get lost in the hiring process. There are a lot of things happening at the same time during hiring!...more

Employers Get Immigration Guidance from Government: Appeal I-9 Fines to Reduce Damage

Fisher Phillips on 2/9/2024

We rarely see a government body provide guidance to employers in such an extraordinary manner as we saw last month, when an immigration hearing officer sent a loud-and-clear message to employers facing I-9 fines: appeal your...more

Ensure I-9 Compliance To Avoid Steep Fines

Kerr Russell on 7/18/2023

On November 6, 1986, the U.S. Government enacted the Immigration Reform and Control Act requiring employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all individuals hired to perform labor or services in the United...more

The New ICE Age: Labor and Immigration Enforcement

Harris Beach PLLC on 4/8/2019

The need for a reliable and legal workforce is of utmost importance to the landscaping industry, as well as other seasonal business. I hear from seasonal employers every day about how difficult it is to find reliable U.S....more

Surge in I.C.E. Immigration Enforcement is Wake-Up Call to U.S. Employers

Butler Snow LLP on 12/18/2018

Here is a wake-up call for employers thinking about shoring up their immigration compliance process as a New Year’s resolution. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is targeting employers and has dramatically...more

Employers Must Soon Use Yet Another New I-9 Form - New Document Could Be Liability Trap For Unsuspecting Employers

Fisher Phillips on 7/18/2017

It might seem like just yesterday that employers were told that they needed to use a new version of the Form I-9, the document verifying the identity of new hires to ensure they are authorized to work in the United States....more

Higher Immigration Penalties for I-9 and Other Violations Going Into Effect August 1, 2016

Mintz - Immigration Viewpoints on 8/1/2016

As a result of the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015, higher immigration fines and penalties will go into effect on August 1, 2016. The fines and penalties cover Form I-9 paperwork...more

U.S. Employers Facing Increased Fines for Form I-9 Violations

Fox Rothschild LLP on 7/27/2016

The U.S. Department of Justice recently announced significant increases in fines for immigration-related paperwork violations, in an interim final rule slated to take effect this fall. Harsher financial penalties come as part...more

High Fines Continue to Provide “Additional Motivation” for I-9 Compliance

Foley & Lardner LLP on 1/6/2016

Although Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has recently eased off of its record pace for commencing new I-9 inspections, employers can take no comfort. ICE continues to use these inspections as a key enforcement tool...more

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