1/29/09
Lawyers advise employers to heed immigration laws

By Judy Harrison
BDN Staff
PORTLAND, Maine — Maine companies that employ foreign workers need to be prepared for an investigation from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office, lawyers who advise firms on immigration law said Thursday at the annual meeting of the Maine State Bar Association.

Even companies whose workers are U.S. citizens should be prepared for greater scrutiny as use of a new I-9 form that must be filled out by all employees goes into effect Monday, lawyers Paul Greene and Anna Welch, both of Portland, told the dozen attorneys who took part in a session titled “Employers Beware: Hot Topics in Immigration Law.â€