{"id":682,"date":"2019-07-16T21:00:31","date_gmt":"2019-07-16T15:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.complianceprime.com\/blog\/?p=682"},"modified":"2024-05-09T17:44:44","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T12:14:44","slug":"penalties-for-hiring-illegal-immigrants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.complianceprime.com\/blog\/2019\/07\/16\/penalties-for-hiring-illegal-immigrants\/","title":{"rendered":"Penalties for Hiring Illegal Immigrants"},"content":{"rendered":"

Illegal immigrants are not allowed to do work for remuneration in the US. And any person who hires, recruits or refers the illegal immigrants for the U.S. jobs will be subject to civil and criminal proceedings and penalties. It is a federal law in the U.S. that illegal immigrants are not allowed to earn wages or salaries in the U.S. soil without proper papers and authentication.<\/span><\/p>\n

There is the law for the disbarment of the contractors and builders who use illegal immigrants for the job work. It means you cannot hire contractors who have illegal immigrants working for him.<\/span><\/p>\n

Under the constructive ICRA 1986, the employers need to verify and check for the authorization of the employee within three days of employment. The form I-9 is an important document that should be verified and retained by the employer under the law. If he fails to collect and retain the <\/span>I-9 form<\/span><\/a>, then he will be subjected to penalties under the law which could be civil and\/or criminal penalties.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Penalties Under the Law for Hiring Illegal Employees<\/span><\/h2>\n

The U.S. Government is very strict about the <\/span>hiring of illegal immigrants<\/span><\/a>. The law states that no one should employ illegal employees for the work in the U.S. if anyone does that he\/she shall be fined under the law and imprisonment for a more serious crime.<\/span><\/p>\n

The penalties for hiring, recruiting or referring the illegal immigrants for fees are-<\/span><\/p>\n