What Is an I-9 and Why Is It So Important
Immigration laws can be very confusing, which makes complying with them quite challenging. The pandemic has only made complying with these laws even harder. For employers, I-9 compliance is a big part of...
How to Survive Your Next I-9 Audit
You may be wondering if you’ll have an I-9 audit coming up, especially once I-9 rules return to normal. You may not have an audit, but employers that hire workers who have immigrated to the United States may be...
Department of Justice Reaches Settlement with Social Media Giant for Discriminating Against US Workers
The U.S. Department of Justice and Department of Labor have both announced distinct settlement agreements with one of the largest social media...
Is Your Business Ready For Site Inspections or an I-9 Audit?
It has been a challenging year for many employers as a result of COVID-19, and finally, many employees are making their way back to the office. However, this is also true for the government...
DHS Updates and Extends Its Temporary Guidelines for Completing Form I-9
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has recently extended temporary flexibility procedures for Form I-9 that allow employers to defer the physical inspection of documents....
Push for Legislation to Increase Identity Protection
In Washington, D.C., lawmakers are facing a call to reduce the quickly growing quantity of cases of identity theft caused by data breaches. Cases of identity theft have been growing every year...
The Importance of Properly Retaining Form I-9
In order to keep your corporation compliant with federal law, it is vital to perform an Employment Eligibility Verification or Form I-9. However, this isn’t always easy as filling out an I-9 can...
An I-9 Form is a document required for work authorization to prove an individual is legally eligible for employment in the United States. Form I-9, officially named Employment Eligibility Verification, is legally required by the Immigration Reform...
The Department of Labor and the Department of Homeland Security published a joint Federal Register temporary rule (86 FR 28198) on May 25th. This rule temporarily provides some flexibility for H-2B workers that wish to change employers. It also increases...
Anyone looking to work in the United States needs government authorization to do so. The government, therefore, requires employers to carry out a mandatory verification exercise for every new hire within a few days of onboarding the new employee.
This...