Transcript IRCA_Team_Presentation_v4.1 - MGMT-612-Strategic-HRM

Immigration Reform and
Control Act (IRCA)
Al Renner
Lois Robinson
Edward Taylor
References
• Walsh, D.J., Mathis, R.L., Jackson, J.H., & Pica, M.R.
(2008). Employment practices and the law. Mason, OH:
Thomson South-Western.
• United States Department of Agriculture, USDA. (2000).
Immigration reform and control act of 1986. From
http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/ah719/ah719f.pdf
What is IRCA?
• IRCA (Pub. L. 99-603, Nov. 6, 1986, 100 Stat.
3359) is a law that was created with the
intention to reduce (and ultimately stop) illegal
immigration to the United States, which was
perceived as an economic problem for the U.S.
economy.
Impact on Workplace - Main
Requirements
• Employers may not knowingly hire or retain
employees who are unauthorized aliens
• Employers may not discriminate in hiring or
terminating employees on the basis of national
origin
Impact on Workplace - Specific
Requirements
• Verify employment eligibility of new hires within
3 days
• View documents to establish identity and right to
work in the U.S.
• Record documents on I-9 forms.
• Retain I-9 for 3 years after hire or 1 year after
termination
Political
• Government approved I-9 documents.
• Government’s voluntary program.
• Political hiring – eliminating or hiring someone
because of their views on certain issues.
Financial
• Fines for illegal hiring of illegal aliens.
• Cost to employers with a continual pattern of
hiring illegal aliens.
• Employer requirement effective December 1,
1998.
• Penalty to employer that discriminates.
• The cost of an employer for being a repeat
offender.
Moral
• Right to earn a living
• Abundant job pool
Ethical
• Legal alien discrimination
• Employ authorized workers