ALERT: I-9 Audit Policy Change Guidance

On July 1, 2009 ICE announced a national policy of adminstrative audits.  Our Bulletin provides employers with up-to-date compliance suggestions.

Continue to Use I-9 Beyond June 30, 2009

The CIS has advised employers to continue to use the  2009 Edition  (Rev. 02/02/2009) for I-9 verifications beyond its current expiration date of June 30, 2009.

E-Verify for Federal Contractors Delayed Until September 8, 2009

The litigants in Chamber of Commerce v. Napolitano,   have announced that  for the fourth time they have agreed to postpone implementation of the FAR E-Verify final rule until September 8, 2009. The 70 day stay of the district court’s order was requested to allow the Obama administration to review the FAR E-Verify rule.

The delayed final rule would require the insertion of the E-Verify clause into applicable federal contracts, committing government contractors to use E-Verify for their new hires and all employees (existing and new) assigned to a given federal contract. Under the new applicability date, any solicitations that occur prior to September 8, 2009, would not contain the contract clauses that the rule would impose.