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Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has provided a rare opportunity to see the number of Notices of Inspection (NOIs) in a particular state and the amount of penalties for various companies. Several years ago, ICE stopped producing national reports on the names of companies fined and the fine amounts.
According to a new report from the Boston field office, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) fined 14 Massachusetts employers over $175,000 in FY 2013 for I-9 violations discovered during employer inspections. The largest fine was $38,491 while the smallest was $1,716. The chart below breaks down the fines by company, industry, city and amount:
| Company Name |
Industry |
City |
FINE AMOUNT |
| Lighthouse Masonry | Construction | New Bedford | $22,500 |
| Pureview LLC | Service | Chelsea | $30,000 |
| GM Employment Services, LLC | Service | Brockton | $6,350 |
| Calamari's III d/b/a Cal's Wood-Fired Grill & Bar | Retail Trade | West Springfield | $24,000 |
| Today's Temps, Inc. | Service | Lawrence | $1,716 |
| Precision Cleaning Co. | Service | East Boston | $8,360 |
| Demoulas Super Markets | Retail Trade | Ashland | $38,491 |
| Cruz Environmental Services | Construction | Lawrence | $7,480 |
| Green Stamp Corp. | Construction | Waltham | $2,415 |
| Top Shelf | Retail Trade | Boston | $2,566 |
| Joymark, Inc. | Service | Boston | $10,000 |
| Corolla Roofing | Construction | Winthrop | $7,500 |
| Mota Construction Corp | Construction | Hopedale | $6,591 |
| Framing Specialist Group | Construction | Hopedale | $7,152 |
The number of ICE inspections in Massachusetts has more than tripled since 2009 – from just 17 to a FY 2013 total of 56:
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Interestingly, and despite the increased number of employer inspections by ICE, the fine amounts ordered against Massachusetts employers decreased nearly 50% between 2012 and 2013:
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Based on these statistics, employers would still be wise to take I-9 compliance seriously by having an internal audit of their I-9 forms conducted/supervised by an immigration compliance attorney and having an I-9 Compliance Policy in place so that all relevant personnel are aware of their duties and responsibilities.
Click here for a copy of the ICE HSI Boston press release.
