Assignment task:
You have been hired as the new HR director at Red, Inc. and have discovered that Red had an immediate need for a large group of workers to fulfill a project. Although Red followed its normal hiring processes, in some cases shortcuts were taken in the interests of getting the workers on board as quickly as possible. As a result, Red inadvertently hired some workers without proper documentation. Red's liability in this situation can best be described by which of the following? There is no liability for Red. If the undocumented workers are discovered, the consequences are for them and not for the company. Red didn't know that the workers weren't eligible to work in the U.S.; therefore, it cannot be held liable. Only the person in charge of hiring at Red at the time the employees were hired will be held accountable for bringing in undocumented aliens. Red is liable for failure to obtain proper documentation showing that the workers were eligible to work in the U.S. further, corporate officers of Red can be held personally liable for failure to satisfy these requirements. Civil and criminal penalties may apply.