by Girish Anand | Aug 26, 2013 | I-9, ICE, USCIS
In May, the Worksite Investigation Enforcement Unit of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency announced that employers should not pre-fill any part of Section 1 of the Form I-9, which is used to verify an applicant's eligibility to legally work in...
by Girish Anand | Jul 26, 2013 | USCIS
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have moved quickly to implement changes brought about by the Supreme Court's decision invalidating the definition of marriage in the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). After that decision, Department of...
by Girish Anand | Jul 15, 2013 | E-Verify, USCIS
Yesterday, Idaho became the third state after Mississippi and Florida to join the Records and Information from DMWs for E-Verify (RIDE) program, which collects driver's license and state ID information from participating states to be used in the employment...
by Girish Anand | Jul 3, 2013 | E-Verify, USCIS
For users of the online employment eligibility tool offered by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) called E-Verify, the agency has released a new User Manual for Employers. Some states mandate the use of E-Verify to qualify new hires to work in the...
by Girish Anand | Jun 19, 2013 | E-Verify, USCIS
Both Georgia and North Carolina passed laws in 2011 that phased in use of the E-Verify online employment eligibility verification system run by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS). Beginning July 1, private employers with more than 10 employees in...
by Girish Anand | Apr 12, 2013 | USCIS
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) this week corrected the effective date of its new Form I-9, which was launched March 8, 2013. In its original statement, the USCIS said that older forms could not be used after May 7, 2013. In its...
