Operator of Florida Hospitality Staffing Companies Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Tax and Immigration Charges

U.S. Department of Justice launches investigation of school district Professional liability lawsuits against recruiters are rare, but when they occur, they tend to be doozies. We report on one here. Background If you have not read the headlines about the Des Moines School District hiring an undocumented alien with

It's easy pickings for DOJ regulators There is a right way and a wrong way to address immigration status in a U.S. job posting. The DOJ website explains here. It's pretty simple: Right way: "Must be authorized to work in the U.S."

Common sense might lead one to believe that carefully documenting a foreign national’s lawful work status is a good thing that government regulators would applaud. But common sense is not necessarily a good guide when it comes to navigating the regulatory maze.

For the last 40 months or so, staffing firms have had the luxury of completing I-9 forms without the usual "in-person" examination of the employee's documentation demonstrating authorization to work in the US. With the national COVID-19 emergency behind us, that is ending. Last October, U.