The Department of Homeland Security has decided to rescind the proposed amendments to its regulations regarding recipients of “no match” letters. More after the break.
Contributed by Eric A. Welter.Archive for the ‘Immigration’ Category
DHS Rescinds Proposed No Match Regulations
Wednesday, October 7th, 2009H1-B Visas and TARP
Monday, March 9th, 2009The American Reinvestment and Recovery Act signed on February 17, 2009, places certain restrictions on companies receiving government bailout funds with respect to their ability to hire foreign workers. More after the break.
New I-9 Form NOT Effective Today
Monday, February 2nd, 2009The new I-9 Form — available here — was supposed to become effective today. The Connecticut Employment Law Blog has some commentary here on the proposed changes. Unfortunately, the USCIS issued an announcement on January 30, 2009, postponing implementation of the new rule (and the form) for another 60 days, until April 3, 2009. The announcement is here. Employers should continue to use the old form until April 3, 2009, or until further notice.
E-Verify Postponed Until May 21, 2009
Monday, February 2nd, 2009Expired Documents No Longer Valid For Employment Authorization
Friday, January 2nd, 2009The Department of Homeland Security has issued an amended regulation regarding the types of acceptable identity and employment authorization documents and receipts that employees may present to their employers for completion of the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. Employers should be aware that under this interim rule, employers no longer may accept expired documents to verify employment authorization on the Form I-9. The interim rule also adds a new document to the list of acceptable documents that evidence both identity and employment authorization.
The regulations are effective February 2, 2009, and the Federal Register section on the interim regulations can be found here. More after the break.
UPDATED: Please refer to our February 2, 2009, post regarding the effective date of these regulations being extended until April 2009.
Government Contractors Face Debarment for Unlawful Employment Practices
Monday, September 15th, 2008The USCIS has recently notified 7 companies that they face debarment because each has been found to be unlawfully employing persons without employment authorization. The FAR explicitly provides that contractors may be considered for debarment if they knowingly hire an unauthorized worker or continue to employ an alien who becomes unauthorized.
USCIC Issues New Form I-9
Monday, June 30th, 2008UPDATED: See new post regarding USCIC’s decision to rescind new form here.
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently issued a new I-9 Form containing a revision date of “06/16/08″ at the lower right corner of the form and an expiration date of 06/30/09 at the upper right corner of the form. There is no substantive change between the old I-9 Form and the new I-9 Form, the form simply bears a new revision and expiration date.
New USCIS Rule Prohibits Multiple H1-B Filings
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008New I-9 Forms
Friday, November 9th, 2007The USCIS announced on November 7, 2007, the release of the new I-9 Form. There is also a new Handbook for Employers.
