Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) served Jula888, LLC (Para Tacos La Chilanga) on August 4, 2014 with Notice of Inspection (NOI) which required production of the Forms I-9 for its employees, along with other business documents by August 7, 2014. On August 13, 2014, Jula888, through their attorney, notified ICE that no records were available… Continue reading OCAHO FINES TEXAS RESTAURANT $33,379.50 FOR 32 I-9 VIOLATIONS
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5th Circuit Overturns OCAHO I-9 Fines for MN Staffing Company
On Monday, August 11, 2016, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a $226,000 fine again Employer Solutions Staffing Group (ESSG) in a ruling that determined that it was not at that time a violation for an employer to have one of its agents inspect original employee documents in Texas and have an employer representative… Continue reading 5th Circuit Overturns OCAHO I-9 Fines for MN Staffing Company
INCREASES TO I-9 VIOLATIONS AND OTHER IMMIGRATION RELATED EMPLOYMENT VIOLATIONS
Today, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) increased the possible fines and penalties for employers with I-9 employment eligibility violations including the employment of unauthorized workers and/or employers who have violated the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). These increases are due to the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 which was enacted… Continue reading INCREASES TO I-9 VIOLATIONS AND OTHER IMMIGRATION RELATED EMPLOYMENT VIOLATIONS
Minnesota Promotional Marketing Company Liable for I-9 Violations
The Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer (OCAHO) found International Packaging Inc., a Minnesota-based promotional marketing company liable for failing to prepare or present Forms I-9 for 21 of its employees and for substantive errors found in 73 Forms I-9. Form I-9 is used to confirm an employee’s identity and work authorization. Fines have… Continue reading Minnesota Promotional Marketing Company Liable for I-9 Violations
Temporary Employment Company Liable for Over 465 I-9 Violations
The Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer (OCAHO), recently found a temporary employment company, Golden Employment Group Inc., located in Minnesota, liable for over 465 I-9 violations (United States of America v. Golden Employment Group Inc., OCAHO Case Number 15A00037). Specifically, the Judge found that they failed to timely present 125 Form I-9s and… Continue reading Temporary Employment Company Liable for Over 465 I-9 Violations
Employer Pays $215K to Settle Citizenship Discrimination Case
Louisiana Crane & Construction LLC, which provides oilfield services, has agreed to pay $165,000 in civil penalties and create a $50,000 fund to pay workers who lost wages because of the company’s policy requiring workers who were not U.S. citizens to provide additional documents during the Form I-9 employment verification process. The company will also… Continue reading Employer Pays $215K to Settle Citizenship Discrimination Case
OCAHO Reduces Fines Notwithstanding Backdating of Forms I-9
The Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer (OCAHO) reduced the penalty for Liberty Packaging, Inc. after finding that although backdating I-9 forms is a serious violation, Liberty Packaging Inc. (Liberty) is a small employer with no history of previous violations and the unauthorized status of the five individuals listed in the NSD was not… Continue reading OCAHO Reduces Fines Notwithstanding Backdating of Forms I-9
PACKAGING COMPANY FINED THOUSANDS FOR BACKDATING I-9s
OCAHO ordered a California-based Liberty Packaging Inc. to pay $12000 for acting in bad faith by backdating 18 I-9 forms following a NOI (Notice of Inspection). The fine was lowered from $17000 by an Administrative Law Judge because they were a small employer with no previous violations. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement became suspicious because markings… Continue reading PACKAGING COMPANY FINED THOUSANDS FOR BACKDATING I-9s
EMPLOYERS BEWARE – THE U.S. GOVERNMENT WILL SPEND $$$$ TO COLLECT $500 FOR I-9 VIOLATIONS
In a recent case, U.S. v. Keegan Variety, LLC, 11 OCAHO no. 1238 (2014), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) spent tens of thousands of dollars (think daily salaries of the investigators, the Judge and his/her staff) to collect $500 from an employer for two I-9 violations. Keegan Variety… Continue reading EMPLOYERS BEWARE – THE U.S. GOVERNMENT WILL SPEND $$$$ TO COLLECT $500 FOR I-9 VIOLATIONS
E-Verify Employer Found Liable for 129 Form I-9 Violations
Golf International DBA Desert Canyon Golf, an E-Verify employer, was found liable for 129 Form I-9 violations by the Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Office (OCAHO). This included 125 violations consisting of failure to ensure that employees properly completed Section 1 of Form I-9 and/or failure to properly completing Section of Form I-9 and… Continue reading E-Verify Employer Found Liable for 129 Form I-9 Violations
More Reason to Quickly Process I-9s
A 35-year-old California metal finishing factory with 26 employees found itself at the receiving end of an ICE notice of Inspection and Notice of Intent to Fine in 2010 and 2011. ICE asked for $25,525.50 (the maximum fine for the alleged violations was $28,600) for Anodizing Industries, Inc.’s (Anodizing) failure to timely complete I-9 forms… Continue reading More Reason to Quickly Process I-9s