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Are You Ready for the "New and Improved" I-9 Form?

by Phillip Schreiber | Holland & Knight LLP on 4/19/2013

This alert reminds employers about the new I-9 employment authorization verification form and explains how to prepare to use it as required starting on May 7, 2013....more

Recordkeeping Part II

by Michael Kelsheimer | Looper Reed & McGraw, P.C. on 4/1/2013

Who, What, Why . . . Who does it apply to: In this edition, it varies according to the requirements of the particular law identified below. I am taking a short two-part break from my regular format to bring you the...more

DACA Program Raises Questions For Employers In The I-9 Process

by Nicole Brooks, Justin S. Coffey, Leigh Ganchan, Andrew W. Merrills | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 3/12/2013

Companies must balance countervailing mandates under immigration law: verifying employment eligibility while not discriminating unlawfully. With the recent implementation of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)...more

Immigration Alert: Immigration Reform Discussions Underway in Washington

by Shaoul Aslan, Kristin Wells | Patton Boggs LLP on 2/25/2013

In the weeks since President Obama and the Senate’s bipartisan Gang of Eight both announced their set of principles for comprehensive immigration reform, a heightened debate of how reform will come to fruition has taken hold...more

Illegal Workers Can Recover Lost Wages for Texas Tort Claims

by Sherry Travers | Littler on 2/14/2013

A recent decision from the Fifth District Court of Appeals in Dallas held that federal immigration laws do not preclude illegal workers from recovering damages, including lost wages, for Texas tort claims. ...more

New Compliance Concerns for Employers of Foreign Workers

by Rebecca Winterscheidt | Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. on 12/31/2012

Originally published in the 2012 Edition of Inside the Minds published by Aspatore/Thomson West. Introduction - This chapter discusses the current immigration enforcement climate for US employers, which involves a...more

The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program: Its Implications for United States Employers

by Proskauer Rose LLP on 10/3/2012

On June 15, 2012, President Obama announced the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program (DACA), creating a firestorm of reaction regarding its implications on immigration policy and the affected young people. Some...more

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