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Sutton Associates News Bulletin
Greetings!
Beginning April 3, 2009, employers will be required to use a revised Form I-9 when
hiring new employees and when re-verifying employees with expiring
employment authorization. The effective date has been postponed from February 2, 2009, to allow the Department of Homeland Security additional
time to review the interim final rule "Documents Acceptable for Employment Eligibility Verification". Financial penalties may be assessed for noncompliance. Please forward this important, time-sensitive information to colleagues, friends, or anyone else you think may benefit from it. |
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Revised Form I-9, Effective April 3, 2009
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most significant change on the new form is that expired documents will no
longer be acceptable during the employment eligibility verification process.
The reasoning behind this new regulation is that expired documents are a
security risk, because they are of "little use to their owners" and are more
likely to "fall prey to counterfeiters." Additionally, because expired
documents are older by definition, they may not have up-to-date security
features to help prevent counterfeiting and fraud.
As
indicated on the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) website, other
changes follow:
- Identity
and employment authorization documentation Forms I-688, I-688A, and I-688B
(Temporary Resident Card and outdated Employment Authorization Cards) are
eliminated from List A;
- Foreign
passports containing certain machine-readable immigrant visas are added to
List A;
- Valid
passports for citizens of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) and the
Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), along with Form I-94 or Form I-94A
indicating nonimmigrant admission under the Compact of Free Association
Between the United States and the FSM or RMI, are added to List A as
evidence of identity and employment authorization; and
- Various
technical updates are made, such as changing 'Social Security number card'
in List C to 'Social Security account number card'.
For answers to
frequently asked questions, call us at (631) 886-2211 or click here for the USCIS website.
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Ilse A. Hart
Executive Vice President
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In The News
In the December 2008 issue of New England Condominium
Magazine, Sutton Associates President Jim Murphy was interviewed as an investigative expert. The article, entitled "Super
Sleuths", explores background screening - its benefits, tips on how to
implement a program, and advice on how to work within the boundaries of the
law.
To view the article, click here. |
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