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ISSUE July 2010
VOLUME 21, NO.8 COMPANY CO
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retail employers fi nd themselves in the enviable position of having a large pool of potential workers from which to hire. But before you utter the words, “You’re hired,” you need to be sure you are prepared to navigate the potential pitfalls of immigrat ion comp li a n ce . Although employers have long been required to check the employment eligibility of all new employees,
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last several years the government has begun vigorously enforcing thi s obligation and imposing substantial penalties for noncompliance, with the majority of the focus centered on the I-9 form, designed to verify an employee’s identity and eligibility to work in the United States. The retail sector’s proliferation
of temporary, seasonal and entry level, low skilled jobs means high employee turnover, and makes it an
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ith summer upon us and the marketplace fl ooded with jobseekers, many
easy target for the government’s increase in enforcement actions; invest igating and penalizing employers for hi r ing
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employing unauthorized workers and for failure to comply with I-9 employment eligibility verifi cation requirements. Even if a business does not employ a single foreign worker, it does not relieve the company from mee t i n g I-9 requi rements. Even the simplest of paperwork violat ions can result in fines ranging from $110 to $1,100 for each improperly completed I-9. The same type
of fi nes can be levied even if there are no I-9s at all on fi le. And if it
is alleged that the employer
knew or should have known that it was employing unauthorized wor k e r s , t h e pe n a l t i e s escalate substantially. In the post 9/11 era, we have
seen a dramat ic increase in the amount of
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goods, particularly skateboards and related accessories. However, the fi rm began via a partnership that grew out of necessity and became something beneficial to all parties involved. Originally, Nancy Wang, owner of Rough Decks, was the owner of a Chinese factory that produced strictly skateboard decks; that is, the oblong platforms on which the skater stands. Her eventual partner, just a friend at the time, was the owner of a factory that produced various skateboard parts, including (most importantly) the trucks, which are the underneath pieces that attach the wheels to the deck. As orders from importers became greater and greater, everyone involved realized the obvious benefi t of joining forces. And so Rough Decks was formed, combining both factories into a single company that produces skateboards in their entirety. “We wanted a product we could sell
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all year round, not seasonally,” says Nancy Wang. “I also got — cont’d pg. 96
ough Decks is a company that specializes in the sale of sporting
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