by Girish Anand | Feb 24, 2011 | USCIS
On Tuesday, February 23, 2011, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) held a meeting to discuss the use and design of its Form I-9, which is used to document a worker's right to work in the United States. The participants were...
by Girish Anand | Nov 11, 2010 | USCIS
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and USCIS Director Alejandro Mayorkas yesterday (Nov. 10, 2010) announced the addition of a passport and passport card verification feature on the government’s online E-Verify employee eligibility system. “U.S....
by Girish Anand | Sep 2, 2010 | Federal Labor Law, USCIS
Beginning this week, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) is expanding the photo matching portion of its E-Verify program to include U.S. passports and driver’s license data. This change will be effective at the start of September...
by Girish Anand | Jul 30, 2010 | Federal Labor Law, USCIS
Employers have three business days after hiring someone to collect information and complete the I-9 employment eligibility verification form, whether on paper or using the E-Verify electronic system. This has long been known as the "three-day rule," but it...
by Girish Anand | Nov 11, 2009 | EEOC, Federal Labor Law, USCIS
Think that maintaining properly vetted I-9 forms on your employees isn’t that big a deal? The answer –it is a big deal–has been driven home forcefully to management at Columbia Farms in Columbia, S.C. After an Immigration and Customs Enforcement...