2020 USCIS I-9 Guidance Round-Up

As a result of the ongoing COVID-19 global pandemic, employees continue to work from home in record numbers, and employers continue to scramble to adjust their business operations and employee relations policies to accommodate the so-called "new normal". Following-up on our earlier news about the US Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) odd relaxation of certain Form I-9 rules, we felt this would be a good time to remind companies of several other aspects of previously routine I-9 compliance, which have been impacted during this unprecedented year.

To that end, here below are some of the more noteworthy I-9 developments, which companies should be monitoring closely:

• Given the shock of what was happening in mid-March, the year started out with a fairly modest, temporary grace period for employers to complete in-person I-9 document reviews for new hires. All other I-9 rules and requirements remained in force, despite the rapidly changing work landscape. If you