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Please feel free to browse through the resources we have made available to learn more about the Worksite Enforcement program. If you want to explore alternative immigration options, you should schedule a consultation with us. A consultation allows us to review all of the facts in your situation, after which we can present you with all of the options you have. We can also quote you a fee for any option you wish to pursue with our assistance after speaking with you.
You can schedule a consultation by calling 215-825-8600, or by using our online consultation form.
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- Immigration Obligations in Times of Economic Downturn: Consequences of Workforce Changes Involving Foreign Nationals (PDF)
Published in Business Law Today, Volume 19, Number 3, Jan./Feb. 2010. Copyright 2010 by the American Bar Association. Written by: Kate Kalmykov - The Administration's New Work Site Enforcement Initiatives: Focus on Employer Compliance Will Increase Audits and Investigations (PDF)
Published in Business Law Today, Volume 19, Number 3, Jan./Feb. 2010. Copyright 2010 by the American Bar Association. Written by: Elise A. Fialkowski - Immigration Compliance Vital to Avoid Fines, Criminal Sanctions
Published in Nation's Restaurant News, December 14, 2009 by Elise Fialkowski and Kate Kalmykov - ICE Releases its I-9 Inspection Overview and New Civil Penalties Schedule
November 24, 2009 by Jennifer Hermansky - Form I-9 Inspection Overview (PDF)
November 23, 2009 - ICE Announces More I-9 Audits
November 20, 2009 by Kate Kalmykov - President Obama Extends Four Immigration Related Programs Through 2012
October 29, 2009 by Kate Kalmykov - Employers Prepare for Investigations After Internal ICE Memo Became Public
Published in The Legal Intelligencer, October 21, 2009 by Kate Kalmykov - What H-1B Employers Should Expect During USCIS Site Visits
October 19, 2009 by Kate Kalmykov
In an effort to eliminate fraud, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is expanding its number of unannounced visits to the worksites of employers that sponsor H-1B visa holders. - Internal ICE Memo Released to the Public: Employers Remain the Primary Target of Worksite Enforcement Efforts
October 9, 2009 by Kate Kalmykov - DHS Rescinds No-Match Rule
October 8, 2009 by Neelam Ihsanullah - Pilot Programs Set to Sunset on September 30th Are Extended
October 1, 2009 by Kate Kalmykov - FAQs on LCAs for H-1B (PDF)
September 24, 2009 - Immigration and Customs Enforcement Announces that the Number of Immigration Related Investigations Against Employers Will Continue to Increase
September 18, 2009 by Kate Kalmykov - E-Verify and the Federal Contractor Rule for Colleges and Universities
September 10, 2009 by Elise A. Fialkowski - USCIS Issues Guidance Regarding E-Verify Federal Contractor Rule and Reminds Employers that the Rule is Effective September 8, 2009
September 10, 2009 by Elise A. Fialkowski - E-Verify Supplemental Guide for Federal Contractors (PDF)
September 8, 2009 - USCIS Extends Validity of Form I-9
August 28, 2009 by Kate Kalmykov - Federal Court Upholds E-Verify Mandate for Federal Contractors
August 26, 2009 by William Stock - DHS Does Away With the Social Security No-Match Rule in Favor of E-Verify
July 16, 2009 - Employer Violations and the Impact on the Employee's H-1B Status
July 9, 2009 - Changes during the H-1B Relationship: Employer Compliance Issues
July 9, 2009 - Termination of H-1B Employees
July 9, 2009 - Employers Beware: Immigration and Customs Enforcement Launches New Nationwide Investigation Initiative
July 8, 2009 - USCIS Extends the Validity of the Form I-9
July 1, 2009 - New Worksite Enforcement Initiatives Likely to Result in Increased I-9 and H-1B Audits and Investigations
June 22, 2009, published in
The Legal Intelligencer - No-Match Regulation Delayed Again
June 15, 2009 - Supreme Court Limits the Scope of the Aggravated Identity Theft Statute in Flores-Figueroa v. United States
May 11, 2009 - Department of Homeland Security Issues New Worksite Enforcement Directive Focusing on Employers Rather Than Employees
May 4, 2009 - Department of Homeland Security Issues New Worksite Enforcement Directive Focusing on Employers Rather Than Employees
April 30, 2009
Today the Department of Homeland Security issued a new Fact Sheet on its worksite enforcement strategy, focusing on criminal prosecution of those who employ unauthorized workers. - USCIS Continues to Encourage Use of E-Verify
April 27, 2009 - ICE Announces Intention to Continue Worksite Enforcement Actions
April 24, 2009 - Klasko I-9 Desk Reference
April 3, 2009
Covering Employee Verification, Employer Sanctions and Anti-discrimination - The I-9 Employment Verification Process and E-Verify: The Basics
April 2009 - Immigration Compliance in the New Age of Worksite Enforcement by Elise Fialkowski
April 2009 - DHS Directive Includes Analysis of E-Verify; USCIS Adds Passport Data in E-Verify Process for Foreign-Born Citizens
March 2009 - Illinois E-Verify Statute Overturned
March 2009 - DHS Issues Final Rule Providing Employment Verification for Certain Enlistees of Armed Forces
March 2009 - New I-9 Form Available; USCIS Delays Change in List of Acceptable Documents
March 2009 - Corporate Immigration Policy Development: A Checklist for Employers and Counsel by William A. Stock
March 1, 2009 - Employer Best Practices for Avoiding Immigration Violations by H. Ronald Klasko and Lori E. Halber
- Superseding Indictments Charge Seven IFCO Managers with Violating Federal Immigration Law
February 2009 - Rule Requiring Federal Contractors to Use E-Verify Suspended Until May 21
February 2009 - Obama Administration Inherits Defense of Bush Immigration Policies, The Legal Intelligencer by Jonathan Willmoth
January 21, 2009 - U.S. Chamber of Commerce Challenges Legality of E-Verify Requirement for Federal Contractors
January 2009 - IFCO Systems to Pay Largest Settlement to Date for Worksite Enforcement Case
January 2009 - Immigration Legislation in 2008: Politics, Policy and Patchwork Solutions, The Legal Intelligencer by Neelam Ihsanullah
December 12, 2008 - DHS Issues Supplemental Final Rule on Social Security No-Match Letters, Klasko Newsletter Excerpt
November 2008 - New Rule Requires Federal Contractors to Enroll in E-Verify System, Klasko Newsletter Excerpt
November 2008 - Arizona Woman Gets Prison Sentence for Hiring Illegal Immigrants, Phoenix New Times Blog, Ray Stern
November 25, 2008 - Agriprocessors Inc. and management criminally indicted, ICE News Release
November 21, 2008 - Reno McDonald's Executives Sentenced in Illegal Immigrant Scheme, Reno Gazette Journal.com, Frank X. Mullen, Jr.
November 20, 2008 - Final Rule Requiring Federal Contractors to Use E-Verify Published in Federal Register, KRSS Client Alert
November 14, 2008 - Ex-owner admits he hired, harbored illegal immigrants, The Boston Globe, Brian Ballou
November 4, 2008 - California Chinese Restaurant Owners Plead Guilty to Employing Illegal Aliens, Imperial Valley News
October 25, 2008 - Ninth Circuit Upholds Arizona Law Targeting Employers Hiring Undocumented Workers, Klasko Newsletter Excerpt
October 8, 2008 - E-Verify Fails to Cover Company From Immigration Raid, WorkForce Management, Mark Schoeff Jr.
- An E-Verify Employer Must Run Students on Curricular Practical Training (CPT) Through the E-Verify System, Klasko Newsletter Excerpt
September 2008 - Mississippi Raid Largest in U.S. History; ICE Arrests Hundreds in Other Raids, Klasko Newsletter Excerpt
September 2008 - New Passport Card Is Acceptable For Employment Eligibility Verification, Klasko Newsletter Excerpt
September 2008 - Immigration Update: Criminal Sanctions and State Law Regulation of the Employment of Unauthorized Workers, Elise Fialkowski
September 2008 - USCIS H-1B Benefit Fraud & Compliance Assessment (PDF)
September 1, 2008 - The ICE-Man Cometh Again - Avoiding Criminal Immigration Charges, The Legal Intelligencer, Elise Fialkowski
August 21, 2008 - Court Rules Del Monte Cannot Avoid Liability for Wage Violations of Contractor �Klasko Newsletter Excerpt
July 2008 - Federal Court Enjoins Oklahoma from Enforcing State Immigration Law, Klasko Newsletter Excerpt
July 2008 - With E-Verify, too many errors to expand its use? Christian Science Monitor Online, Alexandra Marks
July 7, 2008 - Arizona Governor Signs Bill Amending Arizona Workers Act and Vetoes Bill Requiring Local Immigration Enforcement, Klasko Newsletter Excerpt
June 2008 - Employers of 'Essential' Workers: Worksite Enforcement – The Ice Man Cometh, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Occupational Handbook on Essential Workers, Richard Rulon and Theodore Murphy
June 2008 - E-Verify Update: Naturalization, Arrival Data Incorporated, Klasko Newsletter Excerpt
June 2008 - Federal Contractors Will Be Required to Use E-Verify, Klasko Newsletter Excerpt
June 2008 - Employers Take Notice: Worksite Enforcement is an 'ICE' Top Priority, The Legal Intelligencer, Richard Rulon
June 17, 2008 - ICE Arrests Hundreds of Workers, Klasko Newsletter Excerpt
May 2008 - I-9s: Substance Over Form? The Legal Intelligencer, Suzanne Seltzer
May 2008 - DHS Issues 'No-Match' Supplemental Proposed Rule, Klasko Newsletter Excerpt
April 2008 - State Crackdowns; Other Enforcement Busts, Klasko Newsletter Excerpt
April 2008 - ICE Ramps Up Its Immigration Enforcement Activities, Klasko Newsletter Excerpt
March 2008 - E-Verify Program Now Has More Than 52,000 Participants, Klasko Newsletter Excerpt
March 2008 - New ICE System Analyzes Suspicious Relationships, Patterns, Klasko Newsletter Excerpt
February 2008 - Around the States: Illinois, Arizona, REAL ID/WHTI Update, Klasko Newsletter Excerpt
January 2008 - Revised I-9 Verification Forms Now Required, Klasko Newsletter Excerpt
January 2008 - Is Pennsylvania Next to Require Verification Through E-Verify, The Legal Intelligencer, Elise Fialkowski
January 16, 2008 - Update on New I-9 Form, Klasko Newsletter Excerpt
December 2007 - E-Verify/Basic Pilot Findings Released, Klasko Newsletter Excerpt
December 2007 - SSA Says No-Match Letters Will Not Be Sent this Year; DHS Will Revise Rule, Klasko Newsletter Excerpt
December 2007 - USCIS Releases 'New' Form I-9 to match Document Regulations, Klasko Client Alert
November 2007 - Immigration Enforcement Goes Private: Sarbanes-Oxley for Human Resources?, The Legal Intelligencer, William A. Stock
November 21, 2007 - USCIS Releases 'New' Form I-9 To Match Document Regulations
November 8, 2007 - Judge Grants Motion for Preliminary Injunction Enjoining DHS Implementation of Final Rule on Employer 'No Match' Obligations, Klasko Newsletter Excerpt
October 2007 - Employees Who Violate Immigration Laws Are No Match for ICE, The Legal Intelligencer, Suzanne B. Seltzer
October 17, 2007 - When Applying for Work Visas, It's Not Over 'Til It's Over, The Legal Intelligencer by Suzanne B. Seltzer
April 18, 2007
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