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The One Big Beautiful Bill and Workplace Immigration Enforcement

Foley & Lardner LLP on 7/24/2025

The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” signed into law by President Trump on July 4, 2025, will fund government efforts to continue to vigorously enforce the immigration laws. Companies in the manufacturing, health care,...more

Venezuela TPS: USCIS Confirms Termination of 2023 Designation – But Some Work Permits Still Valid

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 6/12/2025

Late Friday evening, June 6, 2025 – right after we posted TPS Twist: Court Halts DHS Action on Certain Venezuelan Work Authorization-For Now – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) updated its website with a...more

Act Now, Don’t Panic Later. Dress Warmly for ICE

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 1/22/2025

The message for 2025 is clear: compliance is not optional, and preparation is essential. Review your policies, automate, and innovate where possible, train your staff, develop job aids, and strengthen your compliance program....more

ICE Raids and I-9 Audits: What You Need To Know If They Come Knocking

Cozen O'Connor on 1/22/2025

As noted by multiple media outlets, Donald Trump’s team released an aggressive slate of immigration executive orders. This anticipated immigration crackdown will have implications for people nationwide, including a package of...more

Incoming Border Czar Signals Heightened Immigration Enforcement: 5 Steps for Employers to Prepare for Anticipated Raids and...

Fisher Phillips on 11/15/2024

President-elect Trump’s recent announcement that former ICE Acting Director Tom Homan would serve as the new “border czar” is yet another strong reminder that employers should anticipate a renewed focus on immigration...more

The Slippery Road Toward Immigration Reform Under President Biden: Beware of ICE!

Fisher Phillips on 5/26/2021

President Biden has proposed sweeping changes to U.S. immigration law, contained in the pending U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021. This piece of proposed legislation, as introduced into Congress by the bill’s lead sponsors, Sen....more

Is Foresight 2020? Employers Confront New Laws Taking Effect in the New Year

Littler on 11/14/2019

As the year draws to a close, employers are assessing the next wave of labor and employment laws and regulations they will face in 2020 and beyond. Most new laws taking effect at the end of 2019 and throughout 2020 are at the...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

What The Rise In Worksite Raids And I-9 Audits Means For The Construction Industry

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 9/24/2018

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) audits and worksite raids are surging across the country, and the construction industry is often the target. The Trump Administration has made it a key priority of its immigration...more

Thinking About E-Verify? Verify With The Union First!

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 9/21/2018

Seyfarth Synopsis: The E-Verify program has become a controversial topic in the political arena and throughout workplaces nationwide. Last month, the NLRB held, amongst other things, that an employer violated the NLRA by...more

Compliance News Flash

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP on 8/6/2018

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP is pleased to provide you with the Compliance News Flash. This weekly update is your source for timely background screening and immigration-related news that is important to your organization....more

Employers Beware: ICE Is Ramping Up I-9 Audits To Record Levels

Fox Rothschild LLP on 7/26/2018

More than 5,200 businesses around the country have been served with I-9 inspection notices since January in a two-phase nationwide operation conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security...more

First Major Worksite Enforcement Action of 2018 Targets 100 7-Eleven Stores Nationwide in a Sign of What Business Can Expect under...

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP on 1/12/2018

On January 10 Department of Homeland Security agents raided 100 7-Eleven stores nationwide as part of an effort to ensure employees' legal work authorization in the United States. This week’s raids stemmed from a 2013...more

California Imposes New Rules on Employers in Worksite Enforcement Actions

BakerHostetler on 12/26/2017

With clear indications from the Trump administration that worksite immigration enforcement is near the top of the agenda for 2018, the state of California has taken a pre-emptive step to protect workers who may be affected....more

WPI State of the States: Lawmakers Keep Their Focus on Equal Pay Measures

Littler on 11/2/2017

As the holiday season approaches, legislative activity at the state level is starting to slow down. The California General Assembly closed out its term, for example, giving employers a breather until January. Illinois’...more

California Employers Must Comply With Additional Obligations to Protect Immigrant Employees

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 11/1/2017

Effective January 1, 2018, public and private employers in the state of California will be required to provide employees with prior notice of any federal immigration enforcement action, among other obligations....more

California Governor Signs Bill Restricting “ICE” Access To Worksites

Weintraub Tobin on 10/23/2017

On October 5, 2017, California Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 450 into law. This bill requires a warrant for employers to allow immigration enforcement agents to enter a worksite. Background- Current law...more

Historic $95M Fine Issued Against Company for Hiring Undocumented Workers

Baker Donelson on 10/5/2017

Asplundh Tree Expert Company has been ordered by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to pay $95 million in fines and civil penalties after admitting to employing undocumented immigrants. The penalty is the largest ever...more

Immigration Law Update - August 2017

Clark Hill PLC on 8/15/2017

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released the latest Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, on July 17, 2017. Employers will be able to either (1) use this revised version or (2) continue...more

Fifth Circuit Overturns $226,000 Fine Imposed on a Staffing Company for Completing Section 2 of Form I-9 Remotely

Littler on 8/15/2016

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) takes the position that employers must physically review original documents in the actual presence of a new hire when completing the attestation in Section 2 of the Form I-9 (the...more

Buyer Beware: Noncompliant Electronic I-9 Software Risks Customer Company Fines

McGuireWoods LLP on 4/28/2016

Electronic I-9 software can be very attractive to companies looking for efficiency and ensuring compliance. Not to mention the elimination of file drawers that once housed these voluminous paper I-9 files. However, buyers...more

Undocumented Worker Can Cause Health Plan Problems

Stinson - Benefits Notes Blog on 12/9/2014

Employers know that since the 1980s they have been required to check the lawful work status of employees that they hire through the I-9 process. Employers also know that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) can audit...more

Avoiding Fines by Starting the I-9 Process Early. Just Not Too Early…

Foley & Lardner LLP on 8/6/2014

As we have noted in prior posts, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) has been aggressively pursuing I-9 inspections and imposing record fines (about $12.5 million per year) as part of its multi-year strategic plan....more

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