New Dept. of Homeland Security rules cracking down on businesses that hire illegal immigrants are likely to cause administrative headaches for employers, industry sources say.
DHS was expected to publish a final regulation on Aug. 15 requiring employers who receive "no-match" letters, indicating that an employee's documents do not correspond with Social Security Administration records, have 90 days to resolve the discrepancy. If companies are unable to reconcile the employee's documentation with official records by then, they must terminate the worker. Employers who fail to comply could face criminal prosecution, jail time and hefty fines. The new regulation takes effect 30 days after it it appears in the Federal Register.