Archive for the ‘Employer Compliance’ Category
State E-Verify Laws Stirring Controversy
August 1st, 2010 by Koby Polaski
Posted in: Arizona, E-Verify, Employer Compliance, Immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, State Law, Uncategorized
Although not as prevalent in recent headlines as Arizona’s SB1070, the Legal Arizona Worker’s Act (LAWA) is also attracting attention and debate. LAWA requires all businesses in the state to use E-Verify to check the employment eligibility of newly hired employees. If using E-Verify, an employer found to be employing undocumented workers benefits from a [...]
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Sanctions Shift to Employers
July 23rd, 2010 by Koby Polaski
Posted in: Employer Compliance, Immigration, State Law
Under President Barack Obama’s administration, immigration enforcement in the workplace has largely targeted employers rather than workers, a significant shift from the tenure of George W. Bush when fines were scarce and workplace arrests more common.
Nationally, Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s practice of targeting undocumented workers directly has dropped proportionately to the increase in fines for [...]
Utah Business Ignoring E-Verify Law
July 15th, 2010 by Kirby Joseph
Posted in: E-Verify, Employer Compliance, Immigration
“Thousands of Utah companies may be breaking state law by hiring employees without using a federal work status verification program, but officials aren’t concerned and there’s no rush for businesses to comply because they face no penalties.” As of July 1, 2010, companies in Utah with more than 15 employees were required to check the [...]
ICE Renews Focus on Worksite Enforcement
July 14th, 2010 by Koby Polaski
Posted in: Employer Compliance, Immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement
In June, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) released its five-year strategic plan for the fiscal years 2010-2014. Included within the agency’s top priorities is a renewed commitment to the realization of an effective worksite enforcement program. ICE’s two-prong strategy for worksite enforcement includes: (1) aggressive criminal and civil enforcement against employers who knowingly violate the [...]
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Foreign Workers and Employers Requirements
July 7th, 2010 by Kirby Joseph
Posted in: Employer Compliance, Immigration, State Law
Last week, the United States Supreme Court granted a writ of certiorari to the Legal Arizona Workers Act, an Arizona state law prohibiting employers from knowingly or intentionally employing an unauthorized immigrant.
The petitioners allege that the Arizona statute is unlawful because it is preempted by federal immigration laws that regulate the employment of non-citizens. The [...]
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