Operator of Florida Hospitality Staffing Companies Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Tax and Immigration Charges

It's easy pickings for DOJ regulators There is a right way and a wrong way to address immigration status in a U.S. job posting. The DOJ website explains here. It's pretty simple: Right way: "Must be authorized to work in the U.S."

Common sense might lead one to believe that carefully documenting a foreign national’s lawful work status is a good thing that government regulators would applaud. But common sense is not necessarily a good guide when it comes to navigating the regulatory maze.

For the last 40 months or so, staffing firms have had the luxury of completing I-9 forms without the usual "in-person" examination of the employee's documentation demonstrating authorization to work in the US. With the national COVID-19 emergency behind us, that is ending. Last October, U.