by Kimberly Robidoux | Aug 2, 2023 | Announcements, I-9, Webinars
As of July 31, 2023, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has ended the COVID-19 Flexibilities that permitted virtual inspection of identity and work authorization documents for the I-9 process. All employers that utilized this COVID-19 Flexibilities option...
by Kimberly Robidoux | Jul 28, 2023 | Announcements, Human Resources Services, I-9
As we previously reported, the Department of Homeland Security is making changes to Form I-9 and has created a permanent virtual I-9 document inspection procedure (“Alternative Procedure”). The most important takeaways from the DHS announcement are listed...
by Kimberly Robidoux | Jul 28, 2023 | Announcements, Immigration Updates
As we previously predicted, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) has officially announced that it will conduct a second lottery of the H-1B cap registrations submitted in March 2023 for the FY2024 H-1B cap. Answers to common questions are...
by Kimberly Robidoux | Jul 24, 2023 | I-9
Update 7/28/2023: Read our attorneys’ summary of key points about the new Form I-9 and Alternative Procedure here. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that a new version of the Form I-9 will be published on Tuesday, July 25 via the Federal...