New I-9 Employment Eligibility Rule is Delayed
On January 30, 2009, the USCIS announced that it was delaying by 60 days (until April 3, 2009) implementation of the rule change that will make changes to the list of documents that are acceptable to verify employment eligibility.
The new rule is intended to streamline the Form I-9 process. All employers must complete a Form I-9 for all newly hired employees to verify their identity and authorization to work in the United States.
The new rule will amend USCIS regulations that govern what types of acceptable identity and employment authorization documents employees may present to their employers for completion of the Form I-9.
Under the new rule, employers will no longer be able to accept expired documents to verify employment authorization on the Form I-9.
