Employers take note that a new Form I-9 has been issued by the Department of Homeland Security. The Form I-9 was released July 17 and will be effective September 17, 2017.  Meaning, all employers must use the new version of the Form I-9 no later than September 18, 2017.  As of that date, prior versions of the form will not be acceptable.

In a nutshell the revised Form I-9 will (i) update List C to reflect the most current version of the certification or report of birth issued by the Department of State; (ii) make a change to the form’s instructions to remove “the end of” when describing the day on which Form I-9 completion is required; and (iii) make a revision to the name of the Department of Justice’s Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices to call it by its new name, the Immigrant and Employee Rights Section (IER). To read more about the changes please click here and see bullet point #4 and click here.