Q: While doing an I-9 audit, I discovered missing information for an employee’s Form I-94, which is the arrival/departure record that a foreign visitor receives when entering the United States. When I asked the employee, he says he does not have a Form I-94. What should I do?
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Home Depot recently settled a class action lawsuit that alleged Home Depot violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) by including, among other things, a release of liability on the form it used to disclose and authorize the running of a background check.
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A Muslim woman who wore a head scarf when she applied for a job at an Abercrombie & Fitch clothing store didn’t have to specifically request a religious accommodation to the store’s “Look Policy,” ruled the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Question: We hired a remote worker and don’t have someone to review I-9 documents or complete the form in person; what should we do?
Read More…The new paid sick leave law in California, AB 1522, is on employers’ minds as we begin 2015. There are two ways to comply with the law, and you have until July 1, 2015, to determine which fits your company the best:
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Three different versions of a noncompete agreement, signed by three employees hired at different times, were too harsh to be enforced, said a federal district court in Washington. The employer, which specialized in artificial insemination of livestock, sued the workers when they left to work for a competitor.
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Thorough documentation of job requirements recently helped an Oregon employer win an age discrimination claim.
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Following a random audit by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), federal contractor Lincoln Electric agreed to pay $1 million in back wages to African American applicants it rejected for entry level positions.
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In our I-9 workshop you will learn everything you need to know about filling out the I-9 Form accurately. We'll go through the motions in this interactive workshop including: Filling out sample I-9 Forms, Auditing the sample forms, and Discussing the law and tricky situations to avoid Vigilant Employment Attorney, Lorraine Hoffman will lead this critical workshop. The federal government…
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The Department of Justice has announced that it has settled allegations of discrimination in the I-9 process with SK Food Group.
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