Is the Health Care Industry Ready for I-9 Audits? What You Need to Know About Compliance | Baker Ober Health Law

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The health care industry accounts for the largest segment of the U.S. labor market and, as such, is positioned for heightened scrutiny from federal agencies tasked with regulating and enforcing rules on employment. That includes the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE), which has indicated it will be stepping up the number of I-9 audits targeting U.S. employers.

Late last year, Tom Homan, ICE’s Acting Director, announced that he has instructed his agency to dramatically increase the number of I-9 audits. According to news reports, Director Homan indicated that the scope of the investigations would be to find employers who fail to properly comply with the I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification requirements, thereby enabling undocumented workers, and also to…

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