Written By Digital Content Editor Thomas Ahearn The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have announced an extension of the flexibility in complying with requirements related to “Form I‑9, Employment Eligibility Verification” due to the continued safety precautions related to COVID-19 until July 31, 2023. The temporary flexibility…
Written By Digital Content Editor Thomas Ahearn The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) – a government agency that oversees lawful immigration to the United States – has announced that employers should continue using the current “Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9)” after its expiration date of October 31, 2022, until further notice. The USCIS…
Written By Digital Content Editor Thomas Ahearn The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has moved closer to permanently allowing remote verification of identification documents related to the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification by employers in the United States, according to a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) formally published on August 18, 2022. While not…
Written By Digital Content Editor Thomas Ahearn On March 30, 2022, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) – which secures America from threats – published Federal Register notice 87 FR 18377 to invite public comments on its proposed extension and revisions to “Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification” before the document expires on October 31,…
Written By Digital Content Editor Thomas Ahearn Starting July 15, 2022, employees whose E-Verify mismatch cases are referred to the United States Social Security Administration (SSA) on or after this date will have the normal eight (8) federal working days to contact their local SSA office to begin resolving the mismatch, according to a news…
Written By Digital Content Editor Thomas Ahearn On June 23, 2022, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it had signed a settlement agreement with an Information Technology (IT) staffing company based in California to resolve claims that the company discriminated against U.S. workers based on their citizenship status when it solicited applications…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On June 6, 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it reached a settlement agreement with an employer in Florida to resolve the DOJ’s claims that the employer allegedly discriminated against a non-U.S. citizen when checking the individual’s permission to work in the United States…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have announced an extension of the flexibility in complying with requirements related to Form I-9. Due to the continued safety precautions related to COVID-19, the DHS will extend the flexibility until October 31,…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On March 30, 2022, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) – a component of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that oversees lawful immigration to the United States – published a notice in the Federal Register to invite public comments on its proposed extension and…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn Global background screening firm Employment Screening Resources (ESR) – a service offering of ClearStar – and Human Resources (HR) services provider EMP Trust Solutions will present a free webinar on the topic of “I-9 Self-Audits: Employer Best Practices” from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time /…
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