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The Department of Homeland Security ("DHS") announced on July 21, 2023 they will publish a revised version of Form I-9 on August 1, 2023. DHS also announced an enhanced...

The Department of Homeland Security ("DHS") announced on May 4, 2023 a planned end to the COVID-19 remote I-9 flexibility. The flexibility ends on July 31 and prior pandemic I-9s must be remediated by Aug 30, 2023.

DHS and ICE announced the COVID-19 I-9 flexibility policy, policy allowed employers whose workforce is working remotely to defer the physical presence requirements associated with the Employment Eligibility Verification and section 274A of the Immigration and Nationality Act

USCIS is allowing longer automatic extensions of green cards for lawful permanent residents who have applied for naturalization. Although legal permanent residence must be maintained, it does not expire once it is granted. The card issued to memorialize the status does expire.

The Justice Department announced today that it has reached a settlement agreement with Aero Precision LLC, a Washington state firearm manufacturer. The settlement resolves the department’s determination that Aero Precision had a policy of unlawfully screening out certain non-U.

Department of Homeland Security DHS will continue Form I-9 flexibility for another nine months until July 31, 2023, according to an announcement. DHS guidance remains the same. Employees who do not report continue to be temporarily exempt from the I-9 in-person requirements.

Employers that accepted expired Form I-9 employment eligibility verification documents under the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s policy of flexibility during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic must update their Forms I-9 by July 31, 2022, the department confirmed.

The Department of Justice announced today that it has reached a settlement agreement with Sutherland Management Company d/b/a McDonald’s, a California-based franchisee operating four McDonald’s locations in the San Diego area. The settlement resolves claims that the company discriminated against non-U.S.

Department of Homeland Security’s DHS Immigration and Customs Enforcement ICE agency announced extension of compliance flexibility related to Form I-9 employment eligibility verification requirements until October 31, 2022. ICE first announced this policy on March 20, 2020.

I-9 flexibility is extended until October 31, 2022, due to continuing COVID-19 precautions. The Department of Homeland Security DHS guidance remains the same and preparing for the possible end of the flexibility is still advised.