Employer Liability Issues, Fines, Enforcement Actions

Knock Knock, Who's There? OSHA Inspector!

Bricker Graydon LLP on 5/12/2025

Effective January 2025, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) hiked the maximum fines for workplace safety violations. As an example, the maximum fine for a “serious” violation is now $16,550 per violation,...more

Employers Get Ready: I-9 Fine Increases Are Here — and More I-9 Inspections Are on the Horizon

Foley & Lardner LLP on 7/16/2024

The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently announced that it will impose higher fines against employers that fail to comply with the complex rules governing Form I-9 (Employment Eligibility...more

Large Fines Assessed Under Chicago and Cook County Paid Sick Leave Ordinances

Quarles & Brady LLP on 8/24/2021

In 2016, the City of Chicago and Cook County passed matching paid sick leave ordinances to become effective in 2017. The ordinances, though a watershed moment in the Chicagoland area for employee paid sick time, would become...more

Unpaid work – Beware the offer of a ‘free lunch’

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 1/30/2020

The line between lawful and unlawful unpaid work is not always clear. Many companies are contacted by people offering to work on a voluntary basis. It is often pitched as a “win-win” because the person is willing to work...more

The New ICE Age: Labor and Immigration Enforcement

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC on 4/8/2019

The need for a reliable and legal workforce is of utmost importance to the landscaping industry, as well as other seasonal business. I hear from seasonal employers every day about how difficult it is to find reliable U.S....more

Surge in I.C.E. Immigration Enforcement is Wake-Up Call to U.S. Employers

Butler Snow LLP on 12/18/2018

Here is a wake-up call for employers thinking about shoring up their immigration compliance process as a New Year’s resolution. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is targeting employers and has dramatically...more

U.S. Employers Facing Increased Fines for Form I-9 Violations

Fox Rothschild LLP on 7/27/2016

The U.S. Department of Justice recently announced significant increases in fines for immigration-related paperwork violations, in an interim final rule slated to take effect this fall. Harsher financial penalties come as part...more

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