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Immigration Law and Georgia Farm Owners

Georgia is putting in place a new law aimed at cracking down on illegal immigrants, and many across the state are nervous. Businesses fear an economic boycott, the Latino community fears police officers will abuse their new powers, and farmers in South Georgia fear the law will hurt them dramatically. Georgia is known for its […]

Documents in I-9: Genuine or Fake?

Even though there exists no foolproof way of knowing a fake id from a genuine, it still remains the employers responsibility to scrutinize the documents submitted by employees while filling the Form I-9. Any documents within reasonable doubt should be carefully examined and checked for forgery, identity theft or document fraud. The easiest step towards […]

The Dodd Frank Amendment on FCRA

On July 21, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank) which includes the creation of a new Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA). The law was initially proposed on December 2, 2009, in the House of Representatives by Barney Frank and in the Senate Banking Committee by Chairman Chris Dodd.  The […]

President Obama on E-Verify

President Obama reiterated his commitment to comprehensive immigration reform Wednesday, but said the overall initiative must go beyond E-Verify – “an effective, though imperfect, tool that needs improvement.” At the press conference in the White House last week, President Obama avoided answering whether he would sign a mandatory E-Verify law if Congress presented one to […]

Changing Immigration Laws across States

Joanne Deschenaux’s article on ‘State Immigration Laws Lead to Patchwork of Employment Verification Requirements’ on SHRM site takes a look at the increasing state immigration laws that have been passed in the past few months.  The following state bills have been enacted into law in recent months: Alabama:  House Bill (HB) 56, enacted June 2, 2011, […]