I-9 Audits: What’s the worst case scenario?

by Josie Gonzalez on February 18, 2011

[Editor's Note: today's blog is courtesy of Josie Gonzalez of Gonzalez & Harris.]

With the reported surge in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE ) I-9 audits of companies suspected of hiring unauthorized workers, I fully expect to get the frequently asked question: “Let’s assume the government can prove that I know or should have known that some of my employees are undocumented: what is the worst case scenario for me and my management staffâ€