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With today’s technology, the workforce is becoming increasingly remote, but in a good way! New technologies and changing family demographics are fueling the growth in the remote workforce. A 2017 report from Global Workplace Analytics and Flex Jobs found that 3.9 million U.S. employees, or 2.9 percent of the total U.S. workforce, work from home…

As a new year starts, it is critical to make sure that you are following the correct steps for verifying employment work eligibility. Sterling Talent Solutions recently hosted the “Form I-9: Are You Sure You’re Compliant?” webinar. David Basham Subject Matter Expert (SME) from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Department of Homeland Security walked…

It is a time of considerable change for the process of immigration. Non-US Citizen Workers has been a much discussed and debated topic over the last few years. President Trump has brought the topic to the forefront during his campaign and most recently with his travel ban declaration and the recent announcement of the DACA…

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently published a revised version of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. The new version of Form I-9, v. 07/17/17 N, will expire on August 31, 2019. All U.S. employers must transition to the new version of Form I-9 no later than September 17, 2017. The updated form can be downloaded directly from I-9 Central. The USCIS understands that it takes time to transition to a new version of Form I-9. As an employer, you may continue to use the previous version of Form I-9, v. 11/14/2016 N, through September 17, 2017. However, by Sept. 18th, you must use the new revised form as all previous versions of Form I-9 (such as version 11/14/2016 N) will be invalid.

Not so long ago, pre-employment paperwork consisted of three forms: Employment application, which was a printed two-sided piece of card stock, Federal tax withholding W-4 form and a state tax withholding form, That was it. Form I-9 was added as a required document a couple of years later, and E-Verify wasn’t even a twinkle in a regulator’s eye. At some companies, before the Kronos era began, the only paperwork new hires had to complete was a paper timecard.

On November 14, 2016, the USCIS published a revised version of the Form I-9. At the time, employers were given a choice to use the new revised version (v.11/16/2016 N) of Form I-9, or they could use the previous version of Form I-9 dated 03/08/2013 N through January 21, 2017. Effective January 22, 2017, all employers must use the new revised Form I-9 for employment verification purposes. Copies of the revised Form I-9 and instructions are available in English and Spanish and can be directly downloaded on I-9 Central.