Those of you who attended our annual Employment Law Conference this past February know that failing to complete Form I-9 for all new hires can lead not only to civil fines and penalties, but to criminal penalties (If you missed the conference, all of the materials and audio are available here). That’s true for wage and hour violations, too. And I don’t just mean for the company; I mean for every manager involved. In the highest profile recent example, federal prosecutors indicted a sitting Congressman, Republican Michael Grimm from Staten Island, in April 2014 for violations of wage and hour-related tax laws, and the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (the “IRCA”), among other charges related to a fast food restaurant he once owned. He allegedly filed false state and federal tax returns to underreport more than $1 million in sales and wages by concealing gross receipts and off-the-books cash wage payments.
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