Temporary Protected Status (TPS) is an immigration benefit granted by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to eligible individuals in the United States who are nationals of a country (or persons without nationality who last habitually resided in such country) that has been designated for TPS. A country may be designated for TPS on the […]
Employers must complete Section 3 when: Your employee’s employment authorization or documentation of employment authorization has expired (“reverification”). Employers may complete Section 3 when: Your employee is rehired within 3 years of the date that Form I-9 was originally completed. Your employee has a legal name change. When completing Section 3, you must also […]
On Jan. 31, 2020, USCIS published the Form I-9 Federal Register notice announcing a new version of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, that the Office of Management and Budget approved on Oct. 21, 2019. This new version contains minor changes to the form and its instructions. Employers should begin using this updated form as of […]
Temporary Protected Status (TPS) is an immigration benefit granted by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to eligible individuals in the United States who are nationals of a country (or persons without nationality who last habitually resided in such country) that has been designated for TPS. A country may be designated for TPS on the […]
Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad F. Wolf has extended the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Somalia for 18 months through Sept. 17, 2021. Congress created the status in 1990 to offer foreign nationals temporary permission to live and work in the U.S., instead of being returned to countries that are deemed unsafe […]
The IRS released the new form W-4, Employee’s Withholding Certificate, to be used from Jan. 1, 2020. Changes were made to comply with the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which went into effect in 2018 where personal exemptions were removed and the standard deduction when filing personal taxes doubled. This new form and accompanying Tax […]
The IRS released the Employee’s Withholding Certificate, the 2020 Form W-4 on Dec. 5, with changes implemented to enable precise income-tax withholding simpler for employees. Historically, Form W-4’s title was “Employee’s Withholding Allowance Certificate.” The 2020 Form W-4 removed allowances, so the title has been changed to “Employee’s Withholding Certificate”. Here are some of […]
On November 6, 1986, the enactment of the Immigration Reform and Control Act required employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of their employees and created criminal and civil sanctions for employment related violations. The Act requires employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all individuals hired in the United States after […]
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is a federal law enforcement agency under the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, principally responsible for immigration enforcement. U.S. Immigration Customs and Enforcement and the Immigrant and Employee Rights Section (IER) have provided joint guidance to help employers carry out internal audits. Audits allow employers to make certain Forms I-9’s […]
The need for a sound onboarding process for new hires is no secret. However, the last few years have seen an increase in the number of remote employees and more companies preferring them. Nearly 57 % of companies have incorporated a formal policy for hiring and allowing employees to work away from the office setup. […]
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