Efforts to stem the spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus) have had a significant impact on employers who provide immigration sponsorship (both temporary and permanent) for employees. But these impacts are also being felt more...more
Restaurants – which historically have relied on immigrants for a large part of their labor force – have a new challenge to face when it comes to running their businesses. ...more
8/16/2018
/ Business Interruption ,
Deportation ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Eligibility Verification ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Form I-9 ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
Immigration Enforcement ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Immigration Reform ,
Raids ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Risk Management ,
Trump Administration ,
Undocumented Immigrants
Last February, we provided an overview of California's Immigrant Worker Protection Act, AB 450. The law, which took effect on January 1, 2018, was a response to anticipated increases in federal immigration enforcement efforts...more
7/18/2018
/ Deportation ,
Federal v State Law Application ,
Foreign Workers ,
Form I-9 ,
Immigrants ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Immigration Reform ,
Motion To Enjoin ,
New Legislation ,
Raids ,
State and Local Government ,
Undocumented Immigrants
In a development welcomed by employers state-wide, the California Labor Commissioners Office released a template notice form for California’s recently enacted Immigrant Worker Protection Act well in advance of the July 1,...more
USCIS has released a new version of the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. Employers should now start using the new 11/14/2016 version, which will become mandatory on January 22, 2017. Until then, employers may...more
The Department of Justice has issued a new rule increasing penalties for I-9 paperwork violations, unlawfully employing unauthorized workers, and unfair immigration-related employment practices. The increase was triggered by...more
8/4/2016
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Bipartisan Budget Act ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Form I-9 ,
Fraud ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigrants ,
Immigration ,
Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) ,
Inflation Adjustments ,
New Hires ,
Penalties ,
Policy Violations ,
USCIS
On January 20, 2015, Judge Ellen Thomas, a federal administrative law judge (ALJ) with the Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer (OCAHO), a division of the Executive Office of Immigration Review within the U.S....more
After a lengthy delay and extensive comment period, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released today a revised Form I-9 (Rev. 03/08/13 N). Employers may download the new form by visiting the USCIS web site at:...more