The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service announced it’s delaying the implementation of the highly publicized rules on the types of documents employers can accept for Form I-9 verification.
USCIS is delaying implementation until at least April 3. (See a summary of the rule.)
The delay will provide The Department of Homeland Security more time to consider whether the rule will have the effect of tightening illegal employment. And the delay gives the public, employers and industry groups time to submit comments — until March 4. A notice announcing the delay was placed in the Federal Register.
Employers must complete a Form I-9 for all newly hired employees to verify their identity and authorization to work in the United States. The interim final rule will amend regulations governing the types of acceptable identity and employment authorization documents employees may present to their employers for completion of the Form I-9. Under the interim rule, employers will no longer be able to accept expired documents to verify employment authorization on the Form I-9.
The procedure for making comments is here.
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