Delay to Form I-9 Employment Verification Changes and Mandatory E-Verify Usage by Federal Contractors
On January 30, 2009, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services announced a 60-day implementation delay, until April 3, 2009, of the interim final rule entitled "Documents Acceptable for Employment Eligibility Verification" published in the Federal Register on December 17, 2008. As drafted, the interim rule strictly defines what are acceptable identity and employment authorization documents for employers to use in completing the requisite I-9 employment eligibility verification process. The implementation delay allows USCIS and DHS to further consider the rule's wide–ranging practical impact on both employers and employees.
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