I-9s and Corporate Compliance

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has made corporate compliance with immigration laws a top priority. It has mounted a nationwide effort to crackdown on employers who hire undocumented workers. Forget the administrative fines and misdemeanor charges of the past. ICE is now charging employers with serious federal offenses such as harboring illegal aliens, money laundering and knowingly hiring illegal aliens. The agency is directing its worksite enforcement actions at companies working with critical infrastructure and national security, as well as sectors of the economy that employ unskilled workers such as the hotel service, restaurants, construction, and food production. The staff at Julie C. Ferguson PA is available to counsel corporate attorneys and HR managers on avoiding worksite enforcement actions. We offer training on maintenance of I-9 employment eligibility verification forms, conducting internal audits and can assist in developing a good corporate compliance program. We also guide companies already targeted by ICE.