Protect Your Organization with E-Verify’s I-9 Verification System

The nature of today’s global workforce leaves employers with both the benefits of access to worldwide talent and the obligation to employ only those individuals with a legal right to work. The presence of undocumented workers who have secured jobs by fraudulent means, including presentation of false documents, completion of fraudulent benefit applications, and theft of identities is a vulnerability of any employer and one that can be mitigated through a well-run E-Verify I-9 verification process.

Employers are already required to comply with the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) of 1986. The IRCA states that it is illegal for U.S. employers to knowingly hire or recruit illegal immigrants. Furthermore, employers must be able to provide verification of their employees’ immigration status. I-9 verification through E-Verify is the single best way for you, as an employer, to comply with this act.

In addition, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which is responsible for enforcing the nation’s immigration and customs laws, recently released a 5-year strategic plan which addresses areas of national security, public safety, and US immigration enforcement. In its plan, the ICE confirmed its commitment to worksite enforcement of employers who knowingly employ illegal workers.

What’s more, several states have already established their own laws requiring legal right to work (I-9) verification through the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) electronic verification system, E-Verify. Your background screening company can help you through the process.

I-9 Verification with E-Verify Simply Makes Sense

Regardless your personal beliefs about the effectiveness or necessity for I-9 verification, it is still good business practice to verify every worker. After all, as an employer, it’s a simple and affordable way to avoid penalties up to $3,000 for employers who fail to verify a worker’s I-9 status.

Ask your background screening company to include I-9 verification in your existing employment screening program so that you can conveniently manage the process alongside other employment screening services. If the I-9 verification turns up a worker who is not legally qualified to work, your screening company can help keep your responsibilities and liabilities in check.

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