Dayton-area restaurant fined after I-9 audit
Following an investigation and audit of Form I-9 documents by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Germantown Police Department, a Dayton-area restaurant has been fined more than $20,000 for failing to comply with employment eligibility verification requirements. ICE HSI conducted an I-9 inspection after receiving information from the Germantown […]
Employers Be Aware: I-9 Audits on the Rise
The past years have seen a steady increase in enforcing employment verification in workplaces with the rise of I-9 audits and workplace raids. More recently, a La Jolla, California bakery, along with its owner and manager, were sentenced in federal court in December 2011 on charges stemming from a four-year probe by U.S. Immigration and Customs […]
Georgia based Rug Manufacturer in Settlement Talks with Department of Justice for Document Abuse
The Justice Department’s December 30, 2011 announcement of its negotiation of a settlement with small Georgia rug manufacturer shows all businesses run big risks for violating Federal Civil Rights and other employment discrimination laws. The Justice Department announced on December 30th that the firm has agreed to pay $10,000 in back pay and civil penalties, and to undergo training on proper employment eligibility […]
Common Form I-9 Mistakes
The Department of Justice’s Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer found a Drywall Services, in Washington engaged in more than 200 separate violations of the I-9 rules and ordered the company to pay $173,250 in penalties, even though the company had no history of prior related violations and none of the employees in question […]
Head of Arizona Drywall Company Pleads Guilty to Charges in ICE Worksite Investigation
The president of a drywall and stucco company in Arizona pleaded guilty Friday to federal criminal charges resulting from a probe by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) that revealed he hired unauthorized alien workers. . As part of the plea agreement, the top executive of the company agreed to pay $225,000 […]