Form I-9 Management Consistency

Ensuring that I-9 compliance is being managed consistently across your
business is important, and becoming more important. Businesses that do not take
proper measures to ensure that their employees are who they say they are may be
accused of employing illegal immigrants. Today, the Department of Homeland
Security is now involved in the process. On July 1, a new audit initiative was
launched by the Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) bureau, causing the
government to take a more active role in the enforcement of I-9 compliance.

The new initiative has already led to investigations of hundreds of
companies. A total of 652 businesses were recently audited by ICE agents. In the
process, they went through a total of 85,000 Form I-9 documents. In the process,
they found a total of 14,000 documents that they considered to be suspicious,
which amounted to sixteen percent of the total. So far, at least 61 Notices of
Intent to Fine were issued. The total number of fines owed currently stands at

$2,310,255. A total of 267 cases are still pending, and ICE is only just getting
started.

In order to protect your business from this threat, it is important to ensure
that Form I-9 management is being undergone in a consistent and compliant
fashion. If you have been postponing changes to your I-9 compliance system, now
is the time to act. One of the best ways to get the work done is a way that is
both fast and reliable is through the use of a system that allows you to
electronically process your form I-9s.

One of the best options is the paperless management system offered by I-9Compliance.com.
This provides a solution from people who are knowledgeable about the subject, who can give you a
standardized system for I-9 compliance, and who allow you to improve the
accessibility of your information.

The paperless system offers several benefits to those who choose to take
advantage of it. The form completion is designed to make the Form I-9 much
simpler to fill out. Each form is filled out in a manner that is consistent and

standardized so that there are no conflicts. Legibility is drastically improved
because of the removal of handwritten documents. Errors can be reduced, meaning
that liability becomes less of a concern.

Furthermore, documents can be stored digitally and easily retrieved. Not only
can new forms be stored this way, but old forms can be fed into the system.
Documents are easily retrieved in the event of an audit. Worker information can
be easily scanned and added into the system. Excessive paper use can also be
reduced as a result.

The best part is that if there are any compliance issues, the system will
automatically notify you of any changes that need to be made. Any documents that
are about to expire will be identified and a clean database can be maintained.