Immigration in the Workplace
The rules and regulations for hiring foreign-born employees are complex and there is a risk of sanctions and penalties for non-compliance or misrepresentation. Taking extra precautions with foreign-born employees, while not violating discrimination laws requires a thorough understanding of employment and immigration issues.
In the current atmosphere of increased enforcement of immigration laws by government agencies, our employment and immigration lawyers advise companies on properly sponsoring employees for temporary visas and permanent residence and complying with I-9 employment eligibility forms and recordkeeping. We also counsel clients on use of the e-verify program.
Immigration services range from performing internal audits of I-9 forms to reviewing hiring practices and compliance policies. We also counsel clients should a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or Department of Labor (DOL) audit or investigation occur and assist with negotiations and settlement with ICE in audit sanctions.