With all the snow piling up, there’s been a lot I’ve been meaning to get to but haven’t. So, it’s time to bring back the "Quick Hits" feature where I recap some of the employment law tidbits you might have missed recently.
USCIS Delays Implementation of New I-9 Forms Until At Least April 3, 2009
In a last minute notice and delay, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that it is postponing, until April 3, 2009, the implementation of a new I-9 form and a revised list of acceptable documents to determine employment eligibility. (For background, you can find my most recent post on the form here.)
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New I-9 Forms Are Effective on February 2, 2009 For New Hires
UPDATE 2/2/09 – On late Friday, January 30th — after this post had been published — USCIS announced that it was delaying implementation of the rule by at least 60 days (or April 3, 2009). See new post here.
As if human resources professionals didn’t have enough on their plate this month (with changes to the
Government Contractors Ordered to Use E-Verify to Confirm Employment Eligibility of Newly Hired Employees
Most people think that changes to the laws or the way companies conduct business can only happen through the legislative changes. But an Executive Order effective this week reminds us of the power of Executive Branch.
Effective immediately, all federal contractors must now agree to use E-Verify, an Internet-based system operated by U.S. government, to electronically verify
The Penalties to Connecticut Employers for Hiring Illegal Immigrants
One of my new favorite "undiscovered gems" on the Internet, is Connecticut Judicial Branch Law Libraries’ Newslog. It is a site maintained by the librarians with daily entries to help people stay informed about "recent legal developments, legal practice tools, and law library resources". It’s another example of how librarians are adapting to new technology and
USCIS Issues New I-9 Form, Applicable for All New Hires, for Connecticut Employers
When a new employee starts, there’s normally enough paperwork to fill a room. One of those forms is the I-9 form issued by the U
nited States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), formerly INS. What does the I-9 form check? It checks the new hire’s employment eligibility — in other words, is the person legally
New Employment Verification Rules on Indefinite Hold After Court Ruling
Late today, a California judge granted a preliminary injunction barring the government from distributing letters to employers notifying them of social security number discrepancies. These are known as "no-match" letters. The order also prevents the government from enforcing a rule that would have required employers to terminate employees whose discrepancies weren’t resolved within 90 days.