Last month, we
wrote about the new I-9 Form employers must use for all
employees starting January 22, 2017. Today, our Immigration
attorneys issued an Advisory to offer some additional guidance and
clarification for employers in transitioning from the old I-9 Form
to this new Form, and addressing some questions that may come up
related to the Form and the use of E-Verify to confirm an
employee's legal status to work in the United States.
This Advisory is based on some information just provided by the
American Immigration Lawyer's Association's Verification
and Documentation Liaison Committee, and our Immigration experts
wisely wanted to pass along the advice right away.
Below is the advisory, for your review and consideration.
Please share this information with your peers or others in your
organization who are involved in the hiring process. You can
contact Yane McKenzie or Robert Lee in our Immigration practice
with any questions you may have, or for further
