Blog Post
Hiring by the book: four essential steps for contractors
Lang Thal King & Hanson • March 30, 2018
In our robust building market, skilled workers are relatively scarce, and the need to fill important jobs seems to increase by the day.
We are seeing signs that, in their haste to put new people to work, some construction employers are short-cutting – or ignoring altogether – important administrative steps in the hiring process. In so doing, they may be setting themselves up for costly (and avoidable) encounters with the U.S. Department of Labor and other government agencies.
Here is a reminder of four critical steps to be followed when hiring a new employee:
- Complete a Form I-9
for each new hire.
- Use the federal government’s E-Verify program
to check the employment eligibility of the new potential worker.
- Report a new hire to the Arizona New Hire Reporting Center
within 20 days of his/her hire date.
- Have the new hire return a completed Form W-4.
Depending on the circumstances, there are other steps not mentioned here that you may need to take when hiring an employee. You should consult with a human resource professional or an employment lawyer to determine what else your company must do when hiring new employees.