U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the new U.S. passport card may be used as a valid “List A” document to complete Form I-9 during the employment eligibility verification process. Here’s how employees can get the card. 

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Tags: I-9, List A, passport, passport card, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, USCIS

Tyson Foods, known for its poultry products, got some publicity when the company and its union agreed to a novel approach to religious accommodation: substituting a Muslim holiday for Labor Day.

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Tags: religious accommodation, Tyson Foods

A Homeland Security official testified that the reason for the immigration problem is that Congress goes too easy on employers.

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Tags: homeland security, Immigration

Frustrated by inaction at the federal level, state legislatures are starting to push through their own tougher laws that hit employers who hire illegal aliens. One example is Missouri.

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Tags: e-verify, illegal aliens, Missouri

Will E-verify get more funding in November? Some in Washington are making moves now to try to keep the system afloat.

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Tags: Basic Pilot/Employment Eligibility Verification Program, e-verify

The big push is on - especially at the state and local level - to nudge employers to register with E-Verify, the government Web program that allows you to electronically verify the information provided on the Form I-9. Whether you’re using the program already or are thinking about it, there are some facts and factors you should be aware of.

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Tags: dhs, e-verify, form i-551, form i-766, form i-9, ssa

The U.S. Department of Labor has proposed a new, less-strict set of rules on getting visas for temporary guest workers.

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Tags: department of labor, federal register, foreign workers, visas

Using a four-step test, attorney Jim Velasco audits companies’ I-9 procedures to make sure they comply with government standards. Most companies fail the test.

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Tags: audits, form m-274, I-9, U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services

States are falling in line to make it mandatory that employers use the federal online verification system to determine if new employees are eligible for employment in the United States.

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Tags: congress, e-verify, epartment of homeland security, I-9, president bush, social security administration

Following the rules about Form I-9 never seems to get easier or less complicated. But sticking to a straightforward, 10-point checklist of I-9-related procedures can help.

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Tags: dhs, I-9, ice