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SHRM Weekly Online Survey: August 2, 2006

Employment Eligibility Verification (I9)

• Sample comprised of 306 randomly selected HR professionals.

• Analyzing 306 responses of 2885 emails sent, 2661 emails were received (response rate = 12%).

• Survey fielded August 2 – August 8 2006; presentation generated on August 10, 2006.

• Margin of error is +/- 5%.

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Does your organization conduct I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification) audits?

5%

6%

9%

24%

25%

31%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Other

Yes, every six months

No, but we plan to start conducting audits

No, never

Yes, annually

Yes, on an ad hoc basis

Note: Excludes respondents who answered “Don’t know”.

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Does your organization conduct I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification) audits?

Choice Count Percentage Answered

Yes, on an ad hoc basis 91 31%

Yes, annually 73 25%

No, never 70 24%

No, but we plan to start conducting audits 27 9%

Yes, every six months 18 6%

Other 13 5%

Note: Excludes respondents who answered “Don’t know”.

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Does your organization have staff (e.g., a compliance officer) specifically dedicated to conducting I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification) audits?

Yes26%

No74%

Note: Excludes respondents who answered “Don’t know”.

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Does your organization have staff (e.g., a compliance officer) specifically dedicated to conducting I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification) audits?

Choice Count Percentage Answered

Yes 55 26%

No 154 74%

Note: Excludes respondents who answered “Don’t know”.

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How does your organization respond to false documentation uncovered during I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification) audits?

2%

3%

11%

13%

35%

53%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Other

Report employees to immigration authorities

No set procedure /practice in place

Terminate employees immediate ly

Allow employees the opportunity to prov ide correctdocumentation within a specific time period

Not applicable , we have not uncovered falsedocumentation issues during I-9 audits

Note: Percentage does not total 100% as multiple responses were allowed.

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How does your organization respond to false documentation uncovered during I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification) audits?

Choice Percent of Cases

Not applicable, we have not uncovered false documentation issues during I-9 audits

53%

Allow employees the opportunity to provide correct documentation within a specific time period

35%

Terminate employees immediately 13%

No set procedure/practice in place 11%

Report employees to immigration authorities 3%

Other 2%

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Other

• Procedures conducted at main campus. Do not know this information

• Not sure how we would know that they were false documentation necessarily.

• Not permitted to start work until verification is completed.

• Give to our Employee Relations Director for review to determine action and authority notification.