"Every new employee has to complete an I-9 Form documenting his/her authorization to work in the U.S., even if the employee was born here and is a U.S. citizen. Companies face fines up to $1,100 per form for violations, plus possible civil and criminal penalties. As is well-known, the Department of Homeland Security has greatly increased its work site auditing in recent months. These audits typically begin with an inspection of an employer's I-9 Forms."
The federal enforcement would seem to depend on auditing of I-9 forms and CRIMINAL enforcement of the law, since the fine seems relatively modest in relation to the possible gains of violating the law.
Still nothing about my contention of a state law compelling background checks for new all new hires, although, given the federal law, such a law would seem to be redundant.
Nick
Nicholas S. Thompson
Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Ethology,
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