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Form I-9: Look out, Immigration is auditing employers

Immigration reform is still on the front burner, says HRmorning.com. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced its plan to implement a nationwide audit of employer I-9s.

ICE is drawing up Notices of Inspection to review the I-9 records of 652 employers - names not released yet. In some instances, the notices will include subpoenas for records such as:

• quarterly wage reports
• EINs
• business licenses
• correspondence from Social Security Administration regarding no-match letters, and
• payroll data.

Employers whose I-9-related records don't pass muster will then receive Notices of Intent to Fine. ICE officials said the audit is just a "first step," so employers probably can expect more audits and inspections.

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To find out everything you need to know to ensure compliance with Form I-9, read the Executive Report Complete Guide to the New Form I-9

 

Touting your rising stars

Excerpted from the Executive Report 9 Mistakes New Managers Make Most Often

Whenever there is any question as to who gets credit for an accomplishment, pass the credit to the employees.

Why? It's good for managers to develop a reputation of helping rising stars.

In an essay titled How to Manage Smart People, business consultant Scott Berkun makes an amazingly simple and telling finding:

"A manager who treats his reports as cogs in a wheel is guaranteed to get the performance of a cog in a wheel. But a manager that develops and grows people into new strengths and abilities will always get more out of the team."

Cogs in the wheel are just fine if the task is simple and straightforward, and the wheel never needs greasing or changes direction.

But that's not how most of our businesses really run.

Today's managers are challenged with an array of ever-changing tasks, most of which must be performed under the "do more with less" scenario.

Smart, talented employees make the job easier. And touting their accomplishments to others not only motivates the employee, but enhances the manager's reputation as someone who knows how to develop people.

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The hardest thing to do in business is manage people. Great managers are worth their weight in gold. So how do we turn new managers in to great managers? For help, take a look at the Executive Report 9 Mistakes New Managers Make Most Often