Im told there are some excellent forged drivers licenses for sale across our state. What happens to me if one slips by me, and I hire an illegal alien based on a phony drivers license?
A – Employers are not expected to be document experts. You are expected to do what a reasonable person would do in accepting a driver’s license. Examine it carefully to see if it appears to be legitimate. Compare it to your own. If it looks legitimate, you can employ the worker. Should the state audit you at a future state and determine the worker’s driver license is fraudulent, you will be o’kay if the evidence suggests that you acted in good faith in hiring the worker. You would not be acting in good faith if the card is clearly a poor reproduction.
