Form I-9 Compliance Updates and Covid-19

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Form I-9 Compliance Updates and Covid-19

As of May 1, 2020, employers must use this new Form I-9  which contains changes in the form and instructions. Given the increase in I-9 audits and enforcement over the last year, businesses should update their on-boarding processes and verify that their I-9 Form lists 10/21/19 in the lower left corner. As a reminder, all employers, regardless of size, must have new employees complete I-9s in person within three business days of the employee starting. 

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What Florida Businesses Should do to Prepare for ICE I-9 Audits

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As part of the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) nationwide crackdown on immigration compliance the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has been increasingly serving Florida businesses with Notices of Inspection (NOI). An NOI informs business owners that ICE will perform a comprehensive audit of their hiring records (Form I-9s and associated documents) to determine compliance with employment eligibility verification laws. Small businesses without regular processes in place for compliance are oftentimes hit the hardest by the audits.

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