Employers are “encouraged” by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to use the revised Form I-9 immediately. The form becomes effective once the notice is published in the Federal Register. Read more

The Office of Management and Budget control number on the current Form I-9 expired March 31, 2007, but employers are advised to continue using the current form until an updated form is posted on the U.S. Read more

Although it has not yet issued a new I-9 Form or Employer Handbook, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has put together a useful fact sheet for employers which addresses many of the common questions about the completion of the form and following up on work documentation. Read more

Effective August 23, the Department of Homeland Security will allow employers who are required to complete and retain the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, to sign the form electronically and retain it in an electronic format. Read more

Hawaii employers should be aware that the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is actively auditing local companies and checking to see if their required I-9 forms are in order. Read more

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has released a Form I-9 Inspection Overview, in conjunction with the I-9 Form “notice of inspection” sent to 1,000 businesses across the country (as reported in the Dec. 1 News Digest).
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