DID YOU KNOW?… I-9 Form is Essential
Every employer, regardless of size, is required by United States Citizenship and Immigration (USCIS) to verify that every employee is authorized to be employed in the United States. This is done by the proper completion (and retention) of a Form I-9 for every employee. All employers are required to keep properly completed I-9s for all employees, as well as have a written verification policy.
Federal laws have established criminal and civil penalties¹ for knowingly hiring, referring, recruiting, or retaining in employment unauthorized employees when they are identified, and for failure to properly complete, retain and/or make the I-9 Forms available for inspection. These penalties currently range from $178 to $21,563 per violation.
Protect your business and don’t get caught out of compliance.
Do you know the answers to these True/False questions?
True / False A. You can ask employees to complete Form I-9 as part of the job application process.
True / False B. You can specify which documents you will accept from an employee for verification purposes.
True / False C. Employers can review employee documents via webcam to complete Form I-9, for instance if your company has remote hires.
WHAT SHOULD YOU DO?
If you are not confident of your answers to the questions, above; or
If you believe you may be out of compliance, or
If you need a written verification policy… you may want to schedule an I-9 audit now and abandon the “file and forget” approach to processing I-9 Forms.
¹ business and personal assets