The Immigration Reform and Control Act made all U.S. employers responsible to verify the employment eligibility and identity of all employees hired to work in the United States after November 6, 1986. To implement the law, employers are required to complete Employment Eligibility Verification forms (Form I-9) for all employees, including U.S. citizens. We have represented a variety of U.S. Companies in I-9 audits and investigations. Our firm is often engaged by criminal and corporate counsel to provide expert testimony in Immigration compliance litigation.

We provide seminars to Human Resource Departments on “Best Practices” and do audits of I-9 and Immigration compliance as a preventative measure.

E-Verify and Form I-9

Form I-9 is the core of E-Verify. E-Verify is an Internet-based system that compares information from the Form I-9 to government records to confirm that an employee is authorized to work in the United States.

Although E-Verify uses information from Form I-9, there are some important differences between Form I-9 and E-Verify requirements.