Penalties for Hiring Undocumented Immigrants. You may be subject to civil and criminal penalties for hiring undocumented immigrant workers. Civil penalties range from a minimum of $375 per unauthorized worker for a first offense up to a maximum of $1,600 per worker for a third or subsequent offense.
Dissolving times for Vicryl (synthetic resorbably sutures), takes about 21 days to fully dissolve. Cat-Gut (plain or chromic), takes significantly shorter time at 1 week.
There are several other different types of stitches. In general, if your stitches are dissolvable, they should start to break down within four weeks. Some may take six months to disappear completely.