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One place for the compliance questions employers are being asked right now: I-9 practice and inspections, Department of Labor investigations under Project Firewall, the new H-1B fees, and how to budget for all of it. Read the guides in order for a full picture, or start with the one that matches the letter on your desk.

Key guides, in reading order

Each guide builds on the one before it. Every piece carries its primary sources and the date it was accurate.

  1. I-9 Fines in 2026: Penalty Ranges and How a Self Audit Reduces ExposureStart here: what the fines are and how a self audit lowers them.
  2. ICE Rewrote the I-9 Rules Without Telling Anyone. Fifteen Errors That Used to Be Free Now Cost You $2,861 Each.The errors ICE now treats as substantive.
  3. ICE Served a Notice of Inspection. Your Three Day Response Checklist.What to do in the three days after a Notice of Inspection.
  4. Project Firewall: DOL No Longer Needs a Complaint to Investigate Your H-1B ProgramHow DOL opens H-1B investigations without a complaint.
  5. The $100,000 H-1B Fee Did Not Expire. It Was Extended to September 2027.Where the $100,000 H-1B fee stands.
  6. A Second Court Has Blocked the $100,000 H-1B Fee, and This Order Reaches the 2027 ExtensionThe court orders limiting the fee, and who they cover.
  7. The 50/50 Fee Reached Extensions on September 9. Your Renewal Budget Just Changed.The 50/50 fee and your renewal budget.
  8. The New Price of Foreign Talent: Six Line Items Your 2027 Budget Is Probably MissingPutting it together: the 2027 foreign talent budget.

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