For questions about the new I-9 Form and the E-Verify process, please feel free to contact us at Propel HR. Our team of HR professionals has created several tools and guides to help keep you in compliance with I-9 and E-Verify regulations. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services released a new version of the I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification form on July 17. Employers may use the new version or the prior version until Sept. 17, 2017. Beginning on Sept. 18, 2017, the new version of the I-9 must be used for any new verifications. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services released a new version of the I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification form on July 17.

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Both the new computer-friendly version and the traditional pdf-for-printing versions of theI-9 can be found on the USCIS website. USCIS notes that I-9 forms obtained from its website are not considered electronic I-9 forms under Department of Homeland Security regulations, such as forms submitted through the e-verify process, and cannot be electronically signed. Regardless of the method used to complete the new form – by hand or computer – employers must print a hard copy of the form, then sign and date the hard copy by hand where required. Employers must retain the completed Accounting For Architects I-9 forms for three (3) years from the first day of employment or one (1) year from the last day of employment, whichever is later.

Revisions to the Form I-9 instructions:

• Employers must begin using the new Form I-9 by January 22, 2017, and should continue to follow existing storage and retention rules for all previously completed Forms I-9.
• Employers must make available to new employees the complete instructions to Form I-9 and the Lists of Acceptable Documents.
• Employers still have the option of printing the form and completing it by hand if they prefer.
• New employees must then present either one document from List A or one document from List B in combination with one document from List C to their employer.
• More than 20% of Fortune 50 companies rely on us to keep their locations compliant.

GovDocs is one of the leading providers of labor law compliance products and services in North America, serving 263,000 employment locations in the U.S. and Canada. More than 20% of Fortune 50 companies rely on us to keep their locations compliant. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published the newest version of the I-9 Form July 17.

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If you require legal or professional advice, kindly contact an attorney or other suitable professional advisor. All U.S. employers are required to complete a Form I-9 for every employee hired in order to verify that the individual is authorized for employment in the United States under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA). Beginning September 18, 2017, employers must use the new version of the Form for all new hires and for re-verifying current employees with expiring employment authorization documentation. Employers should not complete new Forms for existing bookkeeping and payroll services employees who do not require re-verification. A best practice would be for employers to begin using the new edition of the form immediately upon its release. Some states have laws and ethical rules regarding solicitation and advertisement practices by attorneys and/or other professionals. The National Law Review is not a law firm nor is  intended to be a referral service for attorneys and/or other professionals.

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USCIS is in the process of updating The Handbook for Employers Guidance for Completing the Form I-9 (M-274). Until it is issued, employers should follow the new Form I-9 instructions. Until then, employers will still be able to use the older version of the form with a revision date of Nov. 14, 2016; the new form’s revision date is July 17, 2017.

You have just over two months to switch to the new Form I-9, so it is best to put procedures in place now to make that switch for all new hires to ensure compliance. Husch Blackwell will host a short webinar on how to complete the new form on January 5, 2017. Join us for a webinar presentation on the new Form I-9 on January 24, presented by attorneys from Fredrikson’s Immigration Practice.