A circus act featuring a performer displaying her balancing ability is akin to the employment verification process where an employer must attempt to cope with several often-conflicting factors and activities. In this delicate employment verification balancing act, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will fine an employer that does not ask enough of its employees, but simultaneously, an employer that asks too much of its employees will be fined by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), preceded by lengthy and costly agency investigations, some of which have been multiple-year affairs.