Are employers the only entities required to verify employment eligibility using Form I-9?
Aside from employers, agricultural associations and farm labor contractors also must complete Forms I-9 for individuals recruited or referred for a fee. The term refer for a fee and recruit for a fee do not include union halls that refer union members and non-union members. Recruiters and referrers for a fee are permitted to designate agents to handle the I-9 process including national associations as well as the actual employers of the employees. If the employer is designated to handle the process, the employer must provide the recruiter or referrer with a copy of the I-9 and the recruiter or referrer still is liable for IRCA violations. Recruiters and referrers subject to the I-9 rules must abide by the timing and recordkeeping requirements described later in this chapter and must make the I-9 forms available to ICE, OSC, or DOL officers. Fines and penalties applicable to employers apply to these recruiters and referrers as well. Some state employment agencies also certify people the
