The Risks of Form I-9 for Restaurants
3 Min Read By Kirk Flagg
It shouldn’t come as a surprise to any employer in the U.S. that they must ensure proper completion of federal Form I-9 for each person they hire. Particularly for operators in the restaurant industry, who face high-volume hiring as a result of toxic turnover, it’s critically important to be diligent regarding employment eligibility to avoid penalties.
There’s a lot more to the Form I-9 than it would appear.
What might come as a surprise, however, is that even business operators who have nothing but lawful intentions when it comes to the eligibility of their workforce are at risk of making seemingly benign errors regarding the Form I-9, which can have costly consequences. Given the high stakes, restaurant operators today must understand the intricacies of Form I-9 and the penalties associated with paperwork that is incomplete or contains errors. In today’s tech-driven world, they should also know which platforms are available to them that take physical paperwork out of the…
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