An increase in immigration and employment law activity has impacted employers across industries in 2025. For employers, staying up-to-date with the latest compliance requirements is crucial in avoiding legal penalties and...more
5/8/2025
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E-Verify ,
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On April 2, 2025, United States Customs and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced it will extend the work authorization for individuals who are in the U.S. on Temporary Protected Status (TPS) from Venezuela through April 2,...more
On August 1st, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will publish the new Form I-9 for employers to use to confirm a new employee’s authorization to work in the United States. Employers are encouraged to...more
Florida recently enacted significant legislation relating to employee immigration verification. Senate Bill 1718 (the “Bill”), which Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law on May 10, 2023, makes using E-Verify mandatory for any...more
On August 19, 2020, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that due to delays in production of certain Employment Authorization Documents (EAD’s – Form I-766) that employees may use Form I-797, Notice of...more
On January 31, 2020, the United States Citizen and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced the release of a new version of the Form I-9, version 10/21/2019. This new version contains only minor changes to the Form I-9 itself...more
The US Government was shut down for over a month, and the government’s E-Verify system was down from December 22, 2018, to January 27, 2019. During the shutdown, employers who are E-Verify users were unable to enter any of...more