Jennifer Trulock Interviewed by NBC 5 About Employment ID Theft

Bradley attorney Jennifer Trulock was interviewed by NBC 5 regarding a North Texas woman who received a W-2 form reporting income that did not belong to her and the process employers should take to verify an employee’s identity to prevent the use of fraudulent documents.

Information on the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services website says employers must determine if identification and employment authorization documents reasonably appear to be genuine.

“We don't charge every employer in the United States with being an absolute expert on fake documents,” said Trulock.

Trulock, who is not involved in the woman’s case, explained employers must have employees fill out an I-9 form, and the employer has to look at the documentation employees provide. 

“There's just a requirement that they have to look at the documents with an eye toward, does this reasonably appear to be the person that it says it is?” said Trulock.

The full interview, “North Texas woman gets W-2 for job she didn’t work – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth,” aired on NBC 5 on April 14, 2025.