As a friendly reminder, employers must update two key employment forms this month. As of March 8th, employers must begin using the most recent FMLA poster issued by the Department of Labor. The updated poster reflects the DOL’s final rule concerning military related leave available under FMLA. The DOL has also issued new FMLA forms to
New proposed rule from Homeland Security will rescind the controversial no-match rule
One of G.W. Bush’s controversial acts as president was issuing the no-match rule. When employers pay social security taxes, the Social Security Administration (SSA) allocates a certain amount to each employee based on that employee’s social security number. All is well and good when the employer provided numbers match the numbers on file with the
Employers Should Keep Using 2/2/09 Version of Form I-9
The current version of Form I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification) published February 2, 2009 has an expiration date of June 30, 2009, but there is no more current version. What’s an employer to do? For now, keep using the February 2 version, says the US Citizenship and Immigration Services.
Need the most recent Form I-9? Click here
ICE Targets Employers by Launching I-9 Audit Program
Implementing a new audit initiative, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Service (ICE) has served Notices of Inspection on 652 businesses nationwide. The notices inform employers that ICE will be inspecting their I-9’s and other employment records to ascertain whether the employers are in compliance with federal immigration laws and regulations.
The Obama administration appears to be taking a new approach
IRS Form W-4, Form I-9 Now Available in Spanish
After some delay, here it is: the 2009 IRS Form W-4, Spansh Version (click to download). Click here instead if you need the 2009 IRS Form W-4 in English .
Also, you can click to download the current Form I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification) in Spanish. Note, however, that the Spanish version may be filled out
New Form I-9 Available For Download
Finally – the new Form I-9 is here! Click here to download the new Form I-9. Note: the new form is for use only on or after April 3, 2009; until then, keep using the current Form I-9.
What’s the Form I-9 you ask, and what’s all the fuss? All U.S. employers are
New W-4 Forms Available; No New Form I-9 Yet…
New year, new forms: The Internal Revenue Service has released new W-4 Forms for 2009, and we have them for you right here! Just click below to download:
A 2009 Spanish version is pending approval, and we’ll post it when it is available.
Immigration: More Changes to Form I-9 On The Way
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) last month submitted an interim final rule intended to streamline the Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9) process. Click here to read the USCIS’ Press Release on the interim final rule.
One result of this new rule will be a new Form I-9, which will be made available sometime in
New I-9 Form Now Available
A new I-9 form is now available from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. What’s changed, you might ask? Good question. Nothing substantive, merely the expiration date. Ironically, the Paperwork Reduction Act requires government forms to carry an expiration date, and because the old I-9 form expires June 30, 2008, the USCIS has to