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Kevin Robinson at an ECI Presentation
Kevin Robinson at an ECI Presentation

The Lakes Area Employers' Council of Iowa meet on September 17th in Spirit Lake for a presentation by Kevin Robinson concerning the characteristics of the various generations in the workforce and what motivates them to succeed. There were 22 people in attendance at the meeting. Mr. Robinson is associated with Common Cents Coaching.



David Sullivan, Senior Special Agent, U.S. Dept of Homeland Security, presented a
workshop for 34 attendees titled "The I-9 Form, Immigration Reform Compliance &
Enforcement Sweeps” for the Southwest Employers' Council of Iowa on August 13, 2008.


The Department of Homeland Security issued a new Form I-9 and revised Handbook for Employers: Instructions for Completing the Form I-9 in November 2007. The new I-9 is to be used for all new hires as well as all re-verifications. Topics discussed at the workshop included:

  • Document Updates: What changed and what stayed the same

  • New Form I-9 Instructions & New Document List

  • New Handbook for Employers and Compliance Strategies

  • Who is required to fill out a Form I-9?

  • Best methods for verifying work authorizations.

  • What to do if a worker provides questionable or fraudulent documentation

  • Retention Guidelines, Timing Issues, Section 3 Re-verification and Rehires

  • The most common immigration-related compliance mistakes employer make—and how to avoid them

  • How to deal with a workplace raid; which records you must disclose to the inspectors to what you should do if workers are detained.

  • Miscellaneous tough immigration-related hiring issues

  • Department of Homeland Security website portal for employers: http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/
     


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