Starting March 19, 2026, Ohio’s E-Verify Workforce Integrity Act will require any “nonresidential” construction company contracting in the state of Ohio to use E-Verify, and impose penalties for violations....more
2/6/2026
/ Construction Industry ,
Contractors ,
E-Verify ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Employment Eligibility Verification ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Immigration Enforcement ,
Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) ,
New Legislation ,
Penalties ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
State Labor Laws ,
Subcontractors
California’s Workplace – Know Your Rights Act (SB 294), requires employers to provide employees with annual written notice of key workplace rights. The law seeks to “equip California workers with knowledge of their rights...more
2/2/2026
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Employee Rights ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Immigration Procedures ,
New Legislation ,
Notice Requirements ,
Penalties ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
State Labor Laws ,
Unions ,
Workers’ Compensation
As Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) continues to increase their enforcement actions, it’s important for employers to understand the type of warrants that can be issued. There are three types of warrants – a federal...more
On September 19, 2025, President Donald Trump issued a proclamation titled, Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers, that will impose a $100,000 government filing fee on employers for new H-1B petitions filed...more
From May 2024 through June 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer (OCAHO)—which is responsible for adjudicating violations of Form I-9, unlawful employment of unauthorized...more
On June 12, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) began sending termination notices, by email, to approximately 530,000 individuals who entered the United States under a recent parole program for Cubans, Haitians,...more
Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s May 19, 2025 decision to allow the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelans under the 2023 designation, on June 6, the USCIS published on its website that the work...more
The last three months have been a rollercoaster ride for employers trying to determine whether certain employees will retain work authorization. The Trump administration is pushing for significant changes affecting employees...more
5/19/2025
/ E-Verify ,
Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) ,
F-1 Visa ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Foreign Students ,
Foreign Workers ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Immigration Reform ,
Parole ,
Students ,
Trump Administration ,
USCIS
With so much going on in the first two months of Trump’s second term (Trump 2.0), this is a good time to review what has and has not happened in the world of worksite enforcement – ICE I-9 audits, ICE raids, and...more
As required under the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 2015, the Department of Homeland Security Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), through the Federal Register, announced increases for penalties...more
1/8/2025
/ Compliance ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
E-Verify ,
Foreign Workers ,
Form I-9 ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
Immigration Enforcement ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Immigration Reform ,
Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) ,
Non-Citizens ,
USCIS
On October 7, 2024, the USCIS issued a reminder to all employers using E-Verify that they have until January 5, 2025, to download records for E‑Verify cases last updated on or before December 31, 2014. The next day, on...more
The new administration is likely to have a profound impact on immigration law and enforcement come January 20. As worksite enforcement and general immigration compliance issues were a primary focus of the Trump...more
The Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) has just issued some much-needed guidance, through Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), on whether enrollment and use of E-Verify is prohibited in Illinois for private employers that do...more
The USCIS recently introduced E-Verify+, which aims to streamline the employment eligibility verification by combining Form I-9 and E-Verify into a seamless digital process. E-Verify+ has employees complete their Form I-9...more
Over the past few months, the Immigrant and Employee Rights Section (IER) of the Department of Justice has entered into several settlements from which employers can learn some valuable lessons so that these discriminatory...more
In Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy, 603 U.S. ___ (June 27, 2024), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the SEC’s administrative law judges (ALJs) lack jurisdiction to impose civil penalties for alleged securities...more
8/12/2024
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Administrative Agencies ,
Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ,
Compliance ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) ,
Form I-9 ,
Government Agencies ,
H-1B ,
Immigration ,
SEC v Jarkesy ,
Statutory Authority
From February 2023 to the present, the Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer (OCAHO) issued four decisions concerning the amount of I-9 penalties.2 In all four cases, the employers underwent Immigration and...more
4/29/2024
/ Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Foreign Workers ,
Form I-9 ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
Immigration Enforcement ,
Immigration Procedures ,
OCAHO ,
Regulatory Violations
As we start the second quarter of 2024, there are a number of important developments in immigration compliance involving many of the applicable agencies.
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As required under the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 2015, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced, through the Federal Register, increases for penalties under the Immigration Reform & Control Act...more
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published its new immigration-related fines/penalties, effective January 15, 2024. Immigration-related violations before the DOL involve these visas: H-1B, H-2A, and H-2B. These increases...more
1/24/2024
/ Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employees ,
Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 ,
Fines ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Foreign Workers ,
H-1B ,
H-2A ,
H-2B ,
Immigration Enforcement ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Regulatory Violations ,
Wage and Hour
The new Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, which was released on August 1, 2023, must be used for all new hires, effective November 1, 2023. The grace period—during which an employer could use the new Form I-9 or...more
10/31/2023
/ E-Verify ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Eligibility Verification ,
Foreign Workers ,
Form I-9 ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigrants ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Immigration Reform ,
Required Forms ,
USCIS
In anticipation of a possible 2023 government shutdown this weekend, many employers are wondering how a shuttering of U.S. government agencies for budgetary reasons could impact or delay their U.S. immigration processing,...more
10/2/2023
/ Administrative Agencies ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Federal Budget ,
Federal Funding ,
Government Shutdown ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Regulatory Agencies ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
US Department of State ,
USCIS
On August 1, 2023, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released a revised version of the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, which may be used now but must be used for all new hires and rehires...more
In an ever-evolving digital landscape, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has given employers a new option for verifying employment eligibility. On July 21, 2023, the USCIS announced a final rule,...more
The state of Florida recently enacted legislation that will have a significant impact on employers across the state. Senate Bill 1718 (SB1718), which Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law on May 10, 2023, requires private...more
7/18/2023
/ E-Verify ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Eligibility Verification ,
Florida ,
Foreign Workers ,
Form I-9 ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigrants ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Immigration Reform ,
New Legislation ,
USCIS