Immigration

High court to tackle immigrant rights, standards for cases

11/01/2001

Nearly half the cases accepted for review so far in the U.S. Supreme Court’s new term are business related, the highest amount in at least nine years, according to the National …

Age-bias issues don’t stop at the border

08/01/2001

Even employees working outside the country are covered under age-bias laws. The federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) applies to U.S. citizens working in foreign …

Illegal aliens entitled to bias protection.

03/01/2001

The National Labor Relations Board ordered a company to reinstate workers and give them back pay for unfair labor practices. In doing so, the company’s attorney found out Jose Castro lied …

Catch up on flurry of midnight regulations

02/01/2001

A blizzard of new regulations affecting businesses came out in the final days of the Clinton administration. The new ergonomic rules may be the most expensive in …

EEOC: Explain policies in workers’ native language

08/01/2000

To ensure your workers understand your anti-discrimination policy, translate it and then sit down and explain it to them. Insiders say the …

Tighten your policy on work authorization

06/01/2000

Three companies have recently settled federal charges of “document abuse” in hiring, with penalties totaling more than $270,000. The problem: Employers requested specific documents or asked for documents other than those …

Subcontracting I-9 work won’t end your liability

06/01/2000

Q. We own a chain of restaurants. It has been a challenge for us to complete all of the I-9 forms and keep up with reverification of expired work authorizations. Is it legal for us to hire a company to handle these tasks for us? —A.M., Tennessee

Boost your immigration IQ

05/01/2000

There are six million illegal immigrants in the United States and tough federal sanctions against businesses that hire them. But your business can benefit from federal immigration law by taking advantage …