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October 15, 2009
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Houston Firm Levied $20 Million Fine for Employing Illegals, Crackdown Continues

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Declaring it is out "to  target the root cause of illegal immigration," the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) unit are scurrying about to inspect companies' 1-9 employment verification records to make sure no illegal immigrants are on the payroll. ICE hit the jackpot recently when it inspected Houston's IFCO Systems,...
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January 30, 2009
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Car Washes Targeted by ICE for Immigration Raids

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News item from the blogosphere: Earlier this year, Car Care Inc., a subsidiary of Mace Securities Inc., was ordered to pay a fine of $100,000 and to forfeit $500,000 to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) following a 2006 investigation. (At one time, Mace, a manufacturer of security and personal defense products, was one of the largest carwash chains in the nation.) Car Care Inc...
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January 19, 2009
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USCIS (nee: INS) Finally Receives Funds to Modernize

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The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) branch of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is a $2.6-billion-a-year agency. It is also the paper-jammed and -backlogged agency formerly known as the INS (Immigration and Naturalization Service). Ask anybody who's dealt with the agency in either incarnation and you'll hear horror stories of standing in blocks-long lines before dawn ...
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Privacy Agency Invites Comments from Businesses on the CCPA’s Usage of Personal Data
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DOL Proposes New Joint Employer Rule To Unify Standards Under Federal Labor Laws
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DOL Updates Enforcement Approach for Employee Benefit Plans: What Employers Should Know
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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently announced a significant change in its enforcement of employee benefit plan rules. The DOL will now focus more closely on serious violations that harm workers and retirees, meaning compliant employers may face less scrutiny under the updated approach.

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