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Aug. 9, 2002

Tiptoe Around Immigration Document Traps

Dicta Column - By Beth A. Schroeder and Maria C. Rodriguez - We all know that firms can be penalized for hiring undocumented workers. But do you know you can be penalized for requesting more or different documents than the minimum required or for rejecting immigration-related documents that might be false but look genuine or for requesting specific I-9 immigration documents? Violations of this nature are referred to as "document abuse."

        Dicta Column
        
        By Beth A. Schroeder and Maria C. Rodriguez
        
        We all know that firms can be penalized for hiring undocumented workers. But do you know you can be penalized for requesting more or differ...

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