Demonstrating the Right to Work in the United States

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Status: Maintained

Jurisdiction: USA

A Note discussing employers' legal obligations under IRCA to document employees' eligibility to work in the US and prohibitions against hiring, recruiting or referring (for a fee) employees who are not authorized to work in the US. The note highlights best practices for Form I-9 processing and addresses how employers can handle Social Security no-match letters and increased immigration enforcement.

Minnie Fu, Jackson Lewis LLP, with PLC Labor & Employment

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Resource ID: 7-500-6654
Products: PLC Cross-border, PLC UK Law Department, PLC US Labor & Employment, PLC US Law Department
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Practice note: overview

Discrimination: Overview Discrimination: Overview (http://uk.practicallaw.com/topic3-503-3975)
Hiring and Employing Foreign Nationals in the US: Overview Hiring and Employing Foreign Nationals in the US: Overview (http://uk.practicallaw.com/topic0-500-9967)
State E-Verify Employment Eligibility Verification Laws: Overview State E-Verify Employment Eligibility Verification Laws: Overview (http://uk.practicallaw.com/topic4-521-9303)

Practice notes

Background Checks and References Background Checks and References (http://uk.practicallaw.com/topic6-500-3948)
Drafting an Employment Eligibility Verification Compliance Policy Drafting an Employment Eligibility Verification Compliance Policy (http://uk.practicallaw.com/topic8-509-5999)
E-Verify for Employers: Best Practices E-Verify for Employers: Best Practices (http://uk.practicallaw.com/topic5-505-5872)
Employer Obligations under State Immigration Laws in the US Employer Obligations under State Immigration Laws in the US (http://uk.practicallaw.com/topic5-521-8322)
Government Audits of I-9 Forms Government Audits of I-9 Forms (http://uk.practicallaw.com/topic6-506-6827)
Navigating Electronic I-9s Navigating Electronic I-9s (http://uk.practicallaw.com/topic4-520-4151)
Recruiting and Interviewing: Minimizing Legal Risk Recruiting and Interviewing: Minimizing Legal Risk (http://uk.practicallaw.com/topic1-500-4361)

Standard documents

Employment Eligibility Verification Compliance Policy Employment Eligibility Verification Compliance Policy (http://uk.practicallaw.com/topic6-506-0533)
Form I-9 Agent Instructions for Remote Employees Form I-9 Agent Instructions for Remote Employees (http://uk.practicallaw.com/topic1-506-2030)
Immigration Sponsorship Policy Immigration Sponsorship Policy (http://uk.practicallaw.com/topic9-521-5312)

Checklists

Avoiding Discriminatory Questions in Interviews Checklist Avoiding Discriminatory Questions in Interviews Checklist (http://uk.practicallaw.com/topic5-500-4364)
Completing Form I-9 for Employees Checklist Completing Form I-9 for Employees Checklist (http://uk.practicallaw.com/topic1-521-7065)
Conducting Effective Interviews Checklist Conducting Effective Interviews Checklist (http://uk.practicallaw.com/topic6-500-4330)
Determining Whether to Use an Electronic I-9 System Flowchart Determining Whether to Use an Electronic I-9 System Flowchart (http://uk.practicallaw.com/topic5-521-0509)
E-Verify Comparison for Federal Contractors versus All Other Enrolled Employers Chart E-Verify Comparison for Federal Contractors versus All Other Enrolled Employers Chart (http://uk.practicallaw.com/topic6-531-7072)
E-Verify Critical Timeframes Chart E-Verify Critical Timeframes Chart (http://uk.practicallaw.com/topic1-525-5104)
Employer, Employee and Government Actions in the I-9 and E-Verify Processes Chart Employer, Employee and Government Actions in the I-9 and E-Verify Processes Chart (http://uk.practicallaw.com/topic8-521-7458)
Form I-9 Audit Best Practices Checklist Form I-9 Audit Best Practices Checklist (http://uk.practicallaw.com/topic6-506-6573)
Immigration Document Retention Chart Immigration Document Retention Chart (http://uk.practicallaw.com/topic0-509-0284)
IRCA Violations: Employer Liability Assessment Chart IRCA Violations: Employer Liability Assessment Chart (http://uk.practicallaw.com/topic6-519-0836)

Legal update: archive

Ogletree Deakins: Staggered Implementation of North Carolina's E-Verify Law to Commence in October 2012 Ogletree Deakins: Staggered Implementation of North Carolina's E-Verify Law to Commence in October 2012 (http://uk.practicallaw.com/topic4-521-5550)

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