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How to be Form I-9 Compliant | Best Practices for I-9 Compliance

Form I-9, the Employment Eligibility Verification, is a United States Citizenship and Immigration Services form. Mandated by the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, it is used to verify the identity and legal authorization to work of all paid employees in the United States. All U.S. employers must ensure proper completion of Form I-9 for each individual they hire […]

H-1B Spouse Work Permit Visa Update

The Trump administration is planning to end allowing spouses of H-1B visa holders to work legally in the United States, a top federal agency official has told lawmakers, a move that could have a devastating impact on tens of thousands.The move to end the Obama-era rule could have an impact on more than 70,000 H-4 […]

EMP Trust Onboarding Receives HR Software Awards

B2B software review website FinancesOnline recently examined EMP Trust Onboarding and gave our product two prestigious awards: Great User Experience and Rising Star. We also earned a spot in FinancesOnline’s top HR software alternatives, proving that EMP Trust Onboarding is one of the best applications of its kind recommended by this platform. The Great User […]

Examining I-9 Documents: Genuine or Fake?

Even though there exists no foolproof way of knowing a fake id from a genuine, it still remains the employers responsibility to scrutinize the documents submitted by employees while filling the Form I-9. Any documents within reasonable doubt should be carefully examined and checked for forgery, identity theft or document fraud. The easiest step towards […]