It may seem like good sense to make and retain copies of important documents that the federal government requires a business to review, but when to retain a copy of I-9 related documents is a tricky question that can quickly send a business afoul of the law
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With a stronger push for immigration laws to be strictly enforced, American businesses are quickly learning the importance of being Form I-9 compliant. In the last few years, the nation has seen the number of government investigations into I-9 compliance almost quadruple. While a company may notRead more →
With immigration continuing to be a focus in the U.S., worksite enforcement of I-9 laws is something business owners should pay attention to. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have ramped up scrutiny of Employment Eligibility Verification form (I-9) procedures, and the results have been eye-opening. In
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A Reminder of Why We Do What We Do It’s easy to fall into a mode of merely complying with the details of the regulations that shape the slices of the world we inhabit, but a look at how the I-9 culture evolved can remind us thatRead more →
FY 2018 saw the number of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) worksite investigations quadruple, so it’s a good time to consider how to be compliant with immigration laws and I-9s in 2019. The federal government is actively seeking companies that employ undocumented workers as a means ofRead more →
Electronic Form I-9 systems have brought efficiency and ease of oversight to the processing, storing, and purging of Forms I-9 like no paper system could ever hope to do. With paper Form I-9 records they were typically just stored away, rarely revisited, and likely never purged. ElectronicRead more →
As many of you know, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced the newly revised Form I-9 on March 8, 2013. The announcement requires implementation of the new Form I-9 by May 7, 2013. During this past week, many of you have asked questions related to theRead more →
Lookout’s Development Efforts Already Underway U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced the newly revised Form I-9 is now approved for use. The announcement includes an implementation grace period through May 7, 2013 to allow employers to revise their internal processes to incorporate the use of theRead more →
As I-9 Program Administrators, you know the challenges presented by the human element. Electronic Form I-9 systems with real-time error-checking go a long way toward eliminating the issues created by the human element. But, even with error-checking software in place, there are still certain pitfalls that canRead more →
Here are 5 things that you can do as the year comes to a close to evaluate compliance with E-Verify and Form I-9. See how your end users are doing and how your Compliance Program performed in 2012. We invite you to contact us for assistance withRead more →