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Daniel M. Kowalski
over 4 years ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
USCIS Q&A re I-9s, E-Verify (Apr. 3, 2020)
USCIS, Apr. 3, 2020 "Questions and Answers Related to Temporary Policies for Form I-9 and E-Verify Questions about Form I-9 Requirements Q1. Can you provide an overview of changes to Form I-9 requirements due to COVID-19 and...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 4 years ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
DHS announces flexibility in requirements related to Form I-9 compliance
DHS, Mar. 20, 2020 "Due to precautions being implemented by employers and employees related to physical proximity associated with COVID-19, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced today that it will exercise discretion to defer the...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 4 years ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
USCIS Releases New Form I-9
Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 21 / Friday, January 31, 2020 "U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is announcing a new version of Form I–9, Employment Eligibility Verification. Employers must use Form I–9 to verify the identity and...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 4 years ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
DOJ Settles I-9 Beef for $159K
DOJ, Aug. 13, 2019 "The Department of Justice announced today that it has reached a settlement agreement with four car reconditioning companies in California: Automotive Creations, Inc., Dynamic Auto Images, Inc., Prestige Auto Specialists, Inc...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 5 years ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
CA9 on False Claim, Form I-9: Diaz-Jimenez v. Sessions
Diaz-Jimenez v. Sessions - "There is nothing in the record showing that Diaz ever filled out a Form I–9. There is therefore nothing in the record to show that he made a false representation of citizenship under § 1324a(b)(2), and that, as a consequence...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 6 years ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
CA9 on I-9 Enforcement, $305K Penalty - DLS Precision Fab v. ICE
DLS Precision Fab v. ICE, Aug. 7, 2017 - Court staff summary: "The panel granted in part and denied in part DLS Precision Fab LLC’s petition for review of an administrative law judge’s (“ALJ”) decision finding DLS liable for 504 violations...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 7 years ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
OCAHO Cuts I-9 Penalty from $367K to $276K - Alpine Staffing, Inc.
USA v. Alpine Staffing, Inc. - "After considering the totality of evidence, the arguments of the parties, and the relevant factors to be considered in penalty assessments, the undersigned finds that the penalties proposed by ICE are somewhat disproportionate...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 7 years ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
Brooklyn Scaffolding Firm Fined $151K for I-9 Violations: USA v. Metropolitan Enterprises, Inc.
USA v. Metropolitan Enterprises, Inc., 12 OCAHO no. 1297, Mar. 10, 2017 - "ICE’s Motion for Summary Decision is GRANTED, IN PART. Metropolitan Enterprises, Inc. is liable for 189 violations of 8 U.S.C. § 1324a(a)(1)(B) and is directed to pay civil...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 7 years ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
M-274 Table of Changes (USCIS, Jan. 22, 2017)
Table of Changes for Revised M-274, (Rev. 01/22/17) - The purpose of this document is to outline the significant changes made to the M-274, Handbook for Employers: Guidance for Completing Form I-9.
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 7 years ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
OCAHO Reduces I-9 Fine: USA v. Waterstone Grill
USA v. Waterstone Grill, Jan. 27, 2017 - "Respondent is liable for seventy-one violations of 8 U.S.C. § 1324a(a)(1)(B) and is directed to pay civil penalties in the total amount of $33,725. The parties are free to establish a payment schedule in...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 7 years ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
OCAHO Reduces I-9 Fine from $96K to $59K - USA v. Pegasus Family Restaurant
OCAHO, Dec. 29, 2016 - "The parties’ Joint Motion Stipulating to Liability is GRANTED. The violations alleged against Themis Koutsandreas and Jabbar Saif in Count I of the complaint and against Robert Bengert and Steven Lawrence in Count II of the...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 7 years ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
Q&A from AILA/USCIS/ICE Liaison Meeting, Nov. 10, 2016
USCIS, Nov. 10, 2016 - "On November 10, 2016, the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Verification and Document Liaison Committee met with USCIS’s Verification Division and ICE Homeland Security Investigations to respond to questions...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 7 years ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
OCAHO Reduces I-9 Fine from $89K to $36K - USA v. International Packaging
OCAHO, Dec. 6, 2016 - "[T]he government proposed a total civil monetary penalty of $88,825.00 for the ninety-five violations alleged in the complaint. ... I find that in the exercise of discretion, the proposed penalty in this case should be reduced...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 7 years ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
OCAHO Reduces I-9 Fine from $11K to $2,700 - USA v. Ideal Transportation
USA v. Ideal Transportation, Nov. 17, 2016 - "I find that in the exercise of discretion, the proposed penalty in this case should be reduced to $200 for each of the nine violations involving an employee with a TWIC Card, and $300 for each of the...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 7 years ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
USCIS Revises Form I-9, Used for All New Hires in U.S.
USCIS, Nov. 14, 2016 - "U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today published a revised version of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. By Jan. 22, 2017, employers must use only the new version, dated 11/14/2016 N. Until...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 7 years ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
OCAHO I-9 Fine Activity (Oct. 20, 21, 26, 2016)
USA v. Solutions Group, 12 OCAHO no. 1288, Oct. 20, 2016 - "The government met its burden of proving that Solutions Group International, LLC, is liable for eighty four violations of 8 U.S.C. § 1324a(a)(1)(B). Respondent is directed to pay civil money...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 7 years ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
ICE Memo: Guidance on Civil Inspections of the Employment Eligibility Verification Form (Form I-9) During Labor Disputes
Matt Ginsburg writes: "I attach ICE's " Guidance on Civil Inspections of the Employment Eligibility Verification Form (Form I-9) During Labor Disputes ," which the AFL-CIO just obtained from ICE through a FOIA request that we filed...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 7 years ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
Texas Taco Restaurant Fined $33K for Total Failure to I-9 Employees
USA v. Jula888 dba Para Tacos La Chilanga, Aug. 25, 2016 - "ICE’s Motion for Summary Decision is GRANTED, IN PART. The government met its burden of proving that Jula888, LLC d/b/a Para Tacos La Chilanga, is liable for thirty two violations of 8 U...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 7 years ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
Proposed DOJ Rule Could Ramp Up I-9 Enforcement
Allen Smith, SHRM, Aug. 18, 2016 - "The Department of Justice Office of Special Counsel (OSC) added some quivers to its bow in its fight to curtail unlawful hiring discrimination against immigrants in a proposed rule published Aug. 15 in the Federal...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 8 years ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
Highlights Of The FBA I-9 Worksite Enforcement Conference In Chicago - Bruce Buchanan, John Fay
Bruce Buchanan, John Fay, July 8, 2016 - "In April, the Chicago Chapter of the Federal Bar Association held its 10th Annual Workplace Enforcement and Immigration Conference, an all-day deep dive into the latest I-9, E-Verify, and corporate compliance...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 8 years ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
DOJ Settles Immigration-Related Discrimination Claim Against Powerstaffing; $153K Penalty
DOJ, June 23, 2016 - "The Justice Department reached an agreement today with Powerstaffing Inc., a temporary staffing agency based in Edison, New Jersey. The agreement resolves allegations that Powerstaffing’s North Bergen, New Jersey, office discriminated...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 8 years ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
OCAHO Reduces I-9 Fine from $38K to $18K - USA v. East Coast Foods
USA v. East Coast Foods, June 21, 2016 - "The government met its burden of proving that East Coast Foods, Inc., is liable for thirty-six violations of 8 U.S.C. § 1324a(a)(1)(B). The company is therefore directed to pay civil money penalties in the...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 8 years ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
OCAHO Reduces I-9 Fine from $36K to $14.5K - USA v. Cawoods Produce
USA v. Cawoods Produce - "” ICE assessed a total fine of $36,465 for all three Counts. ... ICE is not entitled to summary decision as to its penalty assessment. Pursuant to well-established OCAHO case law, all of Cawoods’ substantive violations are...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 8 years ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
2015 OCAHO Decisions re I-9 Penalties - Bruce E. Buchanan
Bruce E. Buchanan, May 3, 2016 - "An analysis of the ... numbers demonstrates OCAHO lowered ICE’s proposed penalties on average by 32.8%. ICE sought $1,877,796 while OCAHO ordered $1,200,772. These reductions were substantially less than in 2014...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 8 years ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
OCAHO Reduces I-9 Fine from $305.5K to $209.6K - Golden Employment II
Golden Employment II, May 4, 2016 - "On April 1, 2016, a partial summary decision was entered in the matter finding that Golden Employment Group, Inc. (Golden Employment or the company) was liable for 465 violations of the employment eligibility...
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