In July of this year, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) announced a new version of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. The new version of Form I-9 is meant to streamline the employment eligibility verification for both the employer and the employee. As of November 1, 2023, all employers are required to start using the updated… Read More
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DHS Ends Temporary I-9 Flexibilities Today
The I-9 “temporary flexibilities” that were born out of the COVID emergency expire today. Employers now have 30 days from today — or until August 30, 2023 — to get all of their I-9 forms into compliance for those employees (a) who were hired after March 2020, and (b) whose identification records were not physically… Read More
Court Upholds $173,250 in Penalties Against Employer for Missing and Incomplete I-9 Forms
On August 6, 2013, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld $173,250 in penalties against an employer for failing to maintain correctly completed I-9 forms for newly hired employees. The employer, a drywall company, was notified by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) officials that it was conducting an audit of the employer’s I-9 compliance…. Read More
DHS Announces Release of New I-9 Form
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently issued a new federal I-9 form. This is the form that all employers must use in order to verify a new employee’s eligibility to work in the United States. Employers can continue to use the old I-9 form only until May 7, 2013. After that date, the new… Read More
