Ice Miller’s Workplace Solutions Group counsels clients regarding I-9 employment verification obligations, Social Security mismatch issues, and E-Verify (voluntary and mandatory). We routinely provide training and auditing and help clients bring their files into full compliance, as well as counsel during audits with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Department of Labor.
We offer comprehensive services with respect to Form I-9 Compliance. Specifically, our team regularly conducts "friendly" audits of client I-9 files, counsels and trains clients on the importance of training only a select few employees on daily I-9 tasks; proper storage and retention of I-9 files; thorough, timely and proper completion of the Form I-9; reverification requirements, proper correction of errors and omissions, and Social Security mismatch issues. We also work regularly with other members of the firm when Form I-9 compliance issues arise in connection with government audits, inquiries, and corporate transactions.
All U.S. employers must properly complete Form I-9 for each individual hired for employment in the United States, including citizens and noncitizens, regardless of immigration status. As part of Ice Miller’s continued effort to provide our clients with comprehensive solutions to their workplace legal needs, we are pleased to offer a complimentary I-9 check-up as value-added service.
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Our immigration practice offers full support to clients in the area of E-Verify, including whether use of this tool is required or suggested depending on the nature and place of the client's business. We also counsel clients on "tentative nonconfirmation" issues that may arise for clients during use of E-Verify and other similar procedural matters. We stand ready to assist clients considering voluntary enrollment, as well as those who may be subject to mandatory enrollment, at state or federal levels. We also represent clients in auditing that may arise as contemplated in E-Verify's Memorandum of Understanding, as well as inquiries that may arise from E-Verify's Monitoring and Compliance Unit requesting on-site and telephonic meetings.