On Saturday, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued new E-Verify guidance for employers in response to the […]
Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that they are implementing a special Form I-9 exception for employers who […]
***3/20/20 UPDATE*** DHS has announced a new flexible I-9 policy, which enables certain employers (operating remotely) to defer the in-person […]
Yesterday, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) initiated a bold new experiment in their annual cap-subject H-1B selection […]
During the past couple of weeks, I-9 aficionados across the country have been talking about the release of the new […]
E-Verify has long been considered the promised land of employment eligibility verification in the US, ever since it was first […]
Yesterday, the White House unveiled a $4.8 trillion budget for the next fiscal year which includes $49.8 billion in funding […]
As employers, you all know that mistakes happen when completing the Form I-9. If you dare to look at your […]
Today, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published the long-awaited update to the Form I-9, a ubiquitous document which […]
Earlier this month, the Department of Justice, through its Immigrant and Employee Rights (IER) section, announced yet another settlement agreement […]
Attendees got the inside scoop on Remote I-9s…and then some. Completing remote I-9s (compliantly) is a hot topic for HR […]
Most HR compliance managers have at least one “I-9 related” nightmare from their past, which haunts them from time to […]
If you are an employer seeking to recruit talented foreign nationals to fill in-demand STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) […]
When HR managers think of Form I-9 inspections, they often imagine the proverbial knock at the door from ICE (Immigration […]
As Form I-9 inspections continue to heat up across the US, employers in Oregon now have a new obligation to […]
As much of the nation continues to swelter through searing hot temperatures, employers across the US have been experiencing a […]
It’s not widely known, but E-Verify, the “free” system for confirming work authorization in the United States, actually leads a […]
As we reported in April, the federal government is in the midst of reviewing the Form I-9 “collection” in anticipation […]
One of the most interesting (and often challenging) aspects of Form I-9 and E-Verify compliance is deciphering fact from fiction. […]
In the HR world, the release of a new Form I-9 is potentially a big deal. On paper, it may […]
There’s an old adage that says what you do today will affect tomorrow – an inspirational quote often intended to […]
There are several incessant worries in the realm of I-9 compliance that bother even the most experienced HR manager among […]
Author’s Note: this blog (originally published on January 28, 2019) has been updated to reflect clarifying guidance from the USCIS […]
The Form I-9 often feels like a hopelessly antiquated process, stuck forever in a time when good penmanship was highly […]
Many in HR are probably all too familiar with the rippling effects of the 2019 government shutdown, including the temporary […]
With the new year upon us and hiring in the US at an all-time high, the Form I-9 is once […]
The partial federal government shutdown (now in its 12th day) has gotten a lot of media attention for good reason. […]
As an attorney and self-proclaimed compliance wonk, it always amazes me how much havoc (and confusion) a simple two or […]
If you’ve ever stared at the Form I-9 and wondered (perhaps aloud) why a seemingly innocuous-looking form has so many […]
On December 3, 2018, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a proposed regulation in the Federal Register that would […]
During the past few weeks, it’s been hard to escape midterm election mania here in the US. Whether you prefer […]
As of October 1, 2018, the E-Verify system can now check driver’s license data from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico for employers using E-Verify through the “web” interface.
For employers, the dog days of summer have clearly arrived as Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) continues its onslaught of […]
Once upon a time, I-9 compliance was a relatively simple topic for HR and hiring managers. There was a one-page […]
[Editor’s Note: Today’s blog is courtesy of Bruce E. Buchanan, an attorney at the Nashville and Atlanta offices of Sebelist […]
Yesterday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) confirmed what many employers across the US have been feeling this year – the […]
The California Labor Commissioner’s Office has just released a must-have template for HR departments, which addresses the state’s relatively new […]
Yesterday, the US Senate voted 81-18 to end the short-lived (3-day) government shutdown and extend federal funding through February […]
At the stroke of midnight last Friday (January 19th), the federal government officially shut down, ceasing all but the most […]
In late 2017, the Department of Homeland Security announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti, setting off […]
On Saturday, January 13, 2018, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it has resumed accepting certain […]
On Tuesday, January 9, 2018, a federal judge in San Francisco issued a nationwide injunction that temporarily blocks President Trump’s […]
Two weeks ago, I was fortunate to speak on I-9 and immigration enforcement at the 30th Annual AILA California Chapter […]
There used to be a time (not so long ago) when Form I-9 policy changes occurred at a glacier’s pace. […]
If you’ve ever undertaken a review of your I-9 compliance policies and procedures, inevitably someone will ask the question that […]
One of the biggest mistakes in the HR compliance world is thinking that the I-9 is always just a “one […]
On Tuesday, October 17th, the Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced that a significant increase in worksite […]
As many HR managers are keenly aware, the rules relating to Form I-9 completion are constantly changing (some would say, […]
Today, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published yet another version of the Form I-9, a document which is […]
[Editor’s Note: Today’s blog is courtesy of Bruce E. Buchanan, an attorney at the Nashville and Atlanta offices of Sebelist […]