E-Verify & I-9 News

NEW Form I-9 Released

bfancher — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 19:36:47 PST

USCIS has published the long awaited release of a new Employment Eligibility Verification, Form I-9 ‘(Rev. 03/08/13)N’. Since it’s been over three and a half years since USCIS last released a new version of the Form I-9, this post seeks to help you understand what you can expect to see on the new Form I-9 [...]

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E-Verify Laws Take Effect on January 1, 2013 for 3 States

bfancher — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 16:39:02 PST

Laws mandating E-Verify use kicked in for some businesses in several states on Jan 1, 2013. Here is a quick synopsis of those impacted as of Jan 1, 2103: North Carolina Private employers in North Carolina with 100 or more employees must now confirm the work authorization of each new employee through E-Verify as per [...]

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Best Practice Tips to Avoid E-Verify’s Less-Obvious Pitfalls

Guest Blogger — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 09:35:19 PDT

[Editor’s Note: today’s post is brought to you by guest blogger Katie Nokes Minervino, Associate Attorney in the Immigration Group at Pierce Atwood LLP. Katie assists employers and employees in employment authorization needs and provides clients with support and guidance on employment verification requirements, best practices, and audit response.] So you’ve taken the plunge and [...]

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USCIS Publishes Second Draft of New, Proposed Form I-9 for Review and Comment

bfancher — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 12:15:27 PDT

As previously reported, on March 27, 2012, USCIS revealed an initial draft of a new Form I-9 for public review and comment. This first version was remarkably different than the current from. In addition to several new fields and an updated layout, most notably the form doubled in size going from one to two pages. [...]

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DOJ Settles Claims of I-9 Documentation Discrimination against Employment Agency

Guest Blogger — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 14:55:52 PDT

[Editor’s Note: today’s post is brought to you by guest blogger Bruce Buchanan, an immigration attorney in the Nashville, TN office of Siskind Susser PC.] The Department of Justice (DOJ) has reached a settlement agreement with Best Packing Services Employment Agency Inc. of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania resolving allegations that the company discriminated under the anti-discrimination provision [...]

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USCIS Announcement: Continue to Use the Current Form I-9 for Employment Eligibility Verification

bfancher — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 14:42:45 PDT

On August 13, 2012, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that, until further notice, U.S. employers should continue using the current version the the Form I-9 (Rev. 08/07/09), even after its expiration date of August 31, 2012. To help determine if you are using the correct version of Form I-9, employers can also [...]

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OCAHO Finds No Constructive Knowledge

bfancher — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 10:59:14 PDT

[Editor’s Note: today’s post is brought to you by guest blogger Bruce Buchanan, an immigration attorney in the Nashville, TN office of Siskind Susser PC.] Constructive knowledge is a tricky concept. A basic definition goes something like this: By application of reasonable care or diligence if a person should have known a fact, he or [...]

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Governor Corbett signs Pennsylvania E-Verify Law

bfancher — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 08:27:14 PDT

[Editor’s Note: today’s post is brought to you by guest blogger Bruce Buchanan, an immigration attorney in the Nashville, TN office of Siskind Susser PC.] On July 5, 2012, as expected, Governor Tom Corbett signed into law the Public Works Employment Verification Act, which will take effect January 1, 2013. The law which requires public [...]

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Reminder: Phase 2 of E-Verify compliance requirements for GA companies takes effect July 1st.

Guest Blogger — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 11:58:54 PDT

[Editor’s Note: today’s post is brought to you by guest blogger Katie Nokes Minervino, Associate Attorney in the Immigration Group at Pierce Atwood LLP.] As discussed in our prior post about the Georgia E-Verify laws, the E-Verify requirements under the Georgia immigration law are staggered according to company size. On July 1st, Georgia employers with [...]

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DREAMers: Potential Problems in I-9 Compliance

Guest Blogger — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 16:54:53 PDT

[Editor’s Note: today’s post is brought to you by guest blogger Bruce Buchanan, an immigration attorney in the Nashville, TN office of Siskind Susser PC.] As we finish applauding or booing (whichever you feel like) President Obama’s decision to grant deferred action to DREAMers, we need to think about potential I-9 compliance issues which may [...]

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