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• 30% of companies in Puerto Rico have faced some type of claim in either an administrative or judicial forum related to their employee administration.

• The average cost of such claims is $15,600.

• 90% of the claims are related to disciplinary issues and employment terminations.

• The employer loses 70% of the claims.

• From ICE perspective, penalties for hiring, continuing to employ, or repeatedly hiring workers unauthorized to work in the U.S. can be substantially high.

• For the first offense, fines can range between $583 and $4,667 for each illegal worker hired.

•  For subsequent offenses, fines can significantly increase, up to amounts between $4,667 and $14,022 for each worker.

• Yearly, ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) fines employers more than $600,000.