Electronics manufacturer ordered to pay $43,000 for 62 I-9 violations

by John Fayon 16. Nov, 2011in Enforcement, I-9, Penalty Cases

By now, many of us know that I-9 mistakes can be costly. Perhaps they are not as expensive as compliance failures in other areas of the law, but they certainly do add-up when you realize the potential scope of the problem: your entire workforce plus recently terminated employees. Not to the mention the fact that I-9 mistakes can often be seemingly minor blunders (the paperwork equivalent of failing to dot all of your [I]’s and cross all of your [T]’s). Today’s blog will focus on yet another I-9 penalty case from the Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer (OCAHO) which was recently published online. As we discussed recently in our “frighteningâ€