Employers across the United States are legally required to ensure their workforce is authorized to work in the country. Form I-9, officially known as the Employment Eligibility Verification form, is a critical part of this...more
4/2/2025
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Employer Responsibilities ,
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Foreign Workers ,
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Immigration Procedures ,
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Reporting Requirements ,
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USCIS
The Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) has announced plans to terminate a parole program that permitted more than 500,000 foreign nationals from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela to enter the United States and obtain...more
Immigration was a hot topic throughout the 2024 Presidential campaign, and President Trump continued to keep the issue top of mind on his first day in office by issuing several immigration-related executive orders. While the...more
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has instituted a revised Form I-9 that is mandatory for all employers, starting November 1, 2023.
USCIS announced the new version in August, in part to aid with...more
On May 4, 2022, the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) issued a rule temporarily increasing the Employment Authorization Document (“EAD”) automatic extension period for certain renewal applicants. Under the temporary...more
9/6/2023
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E-Verify ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
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Form I-9 ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigration Procedures ,
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Last month, DHS announced E-Verify employers would be eligible to utilize an alternative remote document verification procedure when completing Section 2 of Form I-9, starting August 1, 2023. Only a few days later, DHS...more
8/22/2023
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E-Verify ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Eligibility Verification ,
Foreign Workers ,
Form I-9 ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigrants ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Required Forms ,
USCIS
COVID-19 has affected nearly all areas of immigration, including the speed at which the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) is able to produce the Employment Authorization Document (“EAD card”). ...more
The first months of President Trump’s administration have been a whirlwind of activity, and certainly immigration has been the subject of several executive orders and much controversy. The natural question that arises from...more
5/18/2017
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Highly-Skilled Workers Visa ,
Immigrants ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Immigration Reform ,
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Travel Ban ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies ,
Visas
Many of our clients rely on temporary labor solutions and outsourcing of certain functions to contractors to make their businesses work. While these workers are not your direct employees, their presence on your site doing...more
In This Presentation:
- A Look Back at 2013
- Where Do We Go From Here?
- What Is This H-1B Cap Stuff?
- Why Immigration Reform Is Not Imminent
- What About Form I-9 And E-Verify?
- Enforcement On The...more
Here is some preliminary information about what to expect while the government shutdown is in effect:
E-VERIFY -
The E-Verify system is not accepting cases and will cease processing pending cases for the...more
10/2/2013
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Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
E-Verify ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Form I-9 ,
Government Shutdown ,
Immigrants ,
Social Security Administration (SSA) ,
US Department of State ,
USCIS
Comprehensive Immigration Reform is a hot topic in Congress and in the news media. While the debate continues to rage over issues pertaining to legal status for undocumented immigrants currently in the U.S., don’t lose sight...more
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on March 7, 2013, that it is releasing a revised Form I-9 effective March 8, 2013. The form, which must be used to verify the work authorization of all...more