A few weeks ago, I wrote about the new I-9 form, what an I-9 form is, and the penalties for non-compliance. The penalties, both civilly and criminally, are becoming too severe to ignore. Civil fines for employers can range from $3200 (per violation) for a first offense to $16,000 (per violation) for a third or [...]

A few weeks ago, I blogged about whether or not you truly need an attorney to form an LLC or corporation. I thought that would spark a lot more discussion about people’s experiences good and bad with Legal Zoom, The Company Corporation, BizFilings, etc. Today, I am following up that post with the view from [...]

Last week, I blogged about the zone of privacy around Malia and Sasha Obama. Ty Corporation, which makes Beanie Babies, was selling “Marvelous Malia” and “Sweet Sasha” dolls. First Lady Michelle Obama objected to the use of her children’s names and likenesses by a private company.

Today is the deadline for providing 2008 tax forms to employees (Form W-2 for employees who earned any amount) and independent contractors (Form 1099-MISC for independent contractors who earned a total of $600 or more from you).

Mandatory use of E-Verify delayed further: Mandatory use of the controversial employment eligibility tool, E-Verify, by Federal contractors and subcontractors has been delayed until May 21, 2009. E-Verify is an internet based system for verifying employment eligibility.

New I-9 Form use delayed: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced last friday that it has delayed by 60 days, until April 3, 2009, the implementation of an interim final rule entitled “Documents Acceptable for Employment Eligibility Verification.” The new I-9 form, originally scheduled for implementation today, February 2, 2009, should not be used [...]