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Choosing the Right Software for Background Searches: Key Features to Consider

Mitratech Holdings, Inc on 5/28/2024

Background checks are essential in hiring, but many HR leaders skip them to save time. This approach causes headaches, so many employers turn to background search software. But with so many options available, how do you...more

[Webinar] Candidates Lie: How Candidate Verification and Screening Can Reduce Risk - December 19th, 2:00 pm CT

Mitratech Holdings, Inc on 12/15/2023

Candidates Lie - Here’s What You Can Do About It - Candidates may embellish or outright lie during the application and hiring process. This is a situation many HR professionals are already familiar with, but what happens...more

10 Critical Elements of Background Check Software

Mitratech Holdings, Inc on 8/4/2023

In today’s competitive job market, conducting thorough background checks on potential employees is crucial. Background check software is one of the most comprehensive ways to ensure pre-employment screening is done correctly....more

Form I-9 Flexibility Expiring July 31; DHS Announces Remote Inspection Option for Certain Employers

Miller Canfield on 8/1/2023

On July 21, 2023, the Department of Homeland Security ("DHS") announced a new, alternative procedure that will allow certain employers to virtually inspect the identity and employment authorization documents presented by an...more

Electronic I-9 Flexibility Provisions Expire on July 31, 2023; Physical Inspections Due on August 30, 2023

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 5/12/2023

Since March 20, 2020, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have allowed employers flexibilities with remote workers to defer physical inspection of I-9 documents temporarily...more

OFCCP Moves One Step Closer To AAP Verification

Proskauer - Government Contractor Compliance... on 9/23/2021

In a step toward implementation of OFCCP’s Affirmative Action Program (“AAP”) Verification Initiative, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved an Affirmative Action Program Verification Interface (AAP-VI) that...more

Massachusetts Enacts Emergency Regulation on CORI Verifications

Littler on 4/30/2020

On April 9, 2020, the Massachusetts’ Department of Criminal Justice Information Systems (DCJIS) passed an Emergency Regulation to address the social distancing limitations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Any entity requesting...more

Homeland Security Reminds Employers that I-9s are Still Needed, but Offers Guidance for Employers Who are Fully Remote

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 4/6/2020

Human resource professionals all know of the obligation to complete a Form I-9 to verify the identity and employment authorization of a newly hired employee. To verify a newly hired employee’s identity, the employee must...more

Signs of Spring: Fresh Looks at I-9 Compliance

Harris Beach PLLC on 3/9/2020

As the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issues a new version of its Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, employers have the opportunity to revisit and examine their compliance practices. Starting on...more

New Form for New Hires— Employer Must Start Using New I-9 Form by May 1, 2020

Greenberg Glusker LLP on 2/28/2020

After months of confusion and pain surrounding the topic of independent contractors, we are practically giddy as we send this short and unambiguous legal update: Employers must start using the updated I-9 form issued by the...more

DHS Issues New I-9 Form — Required by May 1 for New Hires and Reverifications

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 2/21/2020

DHS recently issued a new I-9 form. This new version is mandated starting May 1. The old form expired last year and DHS had temporarily extended its validity. The new form is essentially the same as the older version. DHS...more

An Employer’s 7-Step Guide To Navigating Newly Revived No-Match Letters

Fisher Phillips on 5/8/2019

The Social Security Administration recently resurrected its practice of issuing Employer Correction Request notices – also known as “no-match letters” – when it receives employee information from an employer that does not...more

Employers Must Use Yet Another Revised Form I-9 Beginning September 18

Lathrop GPM on 9/15/2017

Our readers may recall that use of the current version of the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, became mandatory at the beginning of this year. U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services has made minor revisions to...more

DHS Issues New Version of Form I-9 - Effective on September 18, 2017

Foley & Lardner LLP on 8/29/2017

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued yet another update to the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. This new version becomes mandatory for use with new hires and reverifications as of September 18,...more

HR Reminder: On Sept. 18, Start using New Form I-9

Maynard Nexsen on 8/9/2017

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently released a new version of Form I-9, which must be used on and after Sept. 18, 2017. This new form has a revision date of July 17, 2017, and is the current (and...more

Employers Must Use New I-9 by September 18, 2017

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 7/19/2017

Seyfarth Synopsis: USCIS released a revised version of Form I-9 that employers must use to verify identity and employment authorization of new hires effective September 18, 2017. There are no substantive changes from the...more

Yet Another New Form I-9 in Effect

Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP on 7/18/2017

In November 2016, HR Legalist announced that United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) issued a revised version of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. The most significant change was to make the...more

Alert: New Form I-9 is Now Available

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP on 7/18/2017

On July 17, 2017, the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) released yet another updated version of the Form I-9. While employers are encouraged to start using the new Form I-9, employers are permitted to continue...more

Alert: USCIS to Release New Form I-9

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP on 7/14/2017

Just as employers were becoming used to the new Form I-9 released in January of this year, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services announced that it will be releasing yet another updated version of the Form I-9 on July 17....more

E-Verify Records Will Soon Be Purged

Littler on 3/17/2017

This is a reminder that, as of March 31, 2017, employers will not have access to E-Verify records that were created on or before Dec. 31, 2006. E-Verify is an internet-based system that compares information from the...more

Dear Littler: Does an Employer Have to Report Discrepancies Identified in Old I-9 Forms?

Littler on 2/23/2017

Dear Littler: A former employee recently reapplied for an open position at our company. In reviewing the new-hire paperwork, we noticed that her social security number did not match the one we had on file previously. Her new...more

New I-9 Form in an Environment of Increased Audits and Increased Fines

Foley Hoag LLP on 2/14/2017

USCIS has released a new version of the Form I-9, which all employers must use beginning January 22, 2017. Employers should read the new Form I-9 instructions in full and also review the content of the new I-9 version...more

Salary History — Time to Update Job Applications, Again

Amundsen Davis LLC on 2/7/2017

By now, employers should well know that they may not make unlawful inquiries of applicants based on protected classes (e.g., age, religion), as well as arrest history. In the past few years, we’ve seen an increase in...more

Revised Version of the Form I-9 Became Mandatory on January 22, 2017

Akerman LLP - HR Defense on 1/30/2017

As of January 22, 2017, U.S. employers should be using the new Form I-9 for Employment Eligibility Verification, available. Federal immigration law requires that U.S. employers use the Form I-9 to verify the identity and...more

As of January 22, Employers Must Use New I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification Form

Carlton Fields on 1/26/2017

Beginning January 22, employers must only use the new I-9 Form dated November 14, 2016, which replaces the form dated March 8, 2013. The new I-9 Form is located on the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service website at...more

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