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Are you ready for November 1? If you're wondering why we're asking, it's because November 1 is the day that employers may use ONLY the new edition of the Form I-9 (dated 08/01/2023).

Starting November 1, 2023, employers must use a new version of the Form I‑9 to verify the employment eligibility of their employees. The new form, with an edition date...

What should employers know about the new 1-9 remote verification and how to follow the alternative procedure? Answer by Kara Govro, Principal HR Legal Analyst at Mineral HR & Compliance

Beginning in March of 2020, the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) allowed employers to complete the I-9 process remotely on...

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently published the newest version of the Employment Eligibility Verification form, Form I-9. Employers are required by law to...

With COVID-19 Form I-9 flexibilities now ended, employers must physically inspect all I-9 documents that had been remotely inspected during the…

A pair of cases in the past two years have come to opposite conclusions about whether general damages can be capped by contract provisions for liquidated damages. ...

Two new rules related to I-9 compliance -- just announced last week -- go into effect on Aug. 1, 2023. First, on July 24, 2023, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a new...

On July 25, 2023, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a new version of the Form I-9 Employment Eligibility...

As we previously wrote, in May, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced an end to employers’ ability to remotely inspect I-9...