This week, we received an advisory from the United States Customs and Immigration Service (USCIS). In it, the USCIS acknowledged that all current iterations of the Employment Eligibility Verification form, Form I-9, (English, Basic and Spanish) contain an expiration date of October 31, 2022 – just two weeks away. Notwithstanding, employers should continue using the…
Read More »The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) last week announced that it was ending the temporary COVID-19 policy allowing employers to accept expired documents when verifying work eligibility on the Form I-9 over the next month. Beginning on May 1, 2022, employers must return to the pre-COVID norm where only unexpired documents may be accepted.…
Read More »The debate happening in a number of states over the question of illegal immigrants being given drivers licenses, prompts me to speak to the imposition of the new Real ID requirements. We all still have another 12 months before enforcement will begin, but you may want to start planning to comply with these new requirements…
Read More »Similarly, another casualty of the government shutdown has reopened and fully resumed operations. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has provided important guidance on the resumption of the E-Verify system. Please be advised that for each new employee hired while the system was down during the shutdown, employers MUST create an E-Verify case by Monday,…
Read More »The Department of Homeland Security ended the speculation this week when it announced the issuance of an additional 15,000 H-2B visas for temporary foreign workers in seasonal non-agricultural sectors. Although Congress had authorized the government to more than double the 66,000 H-2B visa limit, Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly decided not to go anywhere near…
Read More »With the tight employment market, many franchisees have advised of the difficulties they’re encountering with getting sufficient help to keep their stores fully staffed and running smoothly. Well, there appears to be some relief on the way as the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) sent a new H-2B Rule to the Office of Management and…
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