A Wee Bit of Compliance

Just a few reminders and things you should be thinking about and doing right now.

1. Your OSHA Form 300A, i.e. the summary form, should be posted on a wall in a visible place where employees would look for employment forms or other compliance items from now, actually February 1, through April 30. More details here on HR.BLR.com. Forms can be obtained here from OSHA.
2. A revision to the documents that will be acceptable for Employment Eligibility (Form I-9) have been delayed by the USCIS for 60 days until April 30, 2009. Public comments can be submitted through March 4, 2009. More information can be found on the U.S. Citizens and Immigration Services website. Until then, you should still be verifying your employees eligibility to work with the most current I-9 form. Also, keep this link handy for when they roll out the new form.

I-9 Revised Again - Didn't I Just Write This?

Yet again, there is a newly dated I-9 Form per the USCIS. The content of the form has not changed, but the expiration date at the top right has. It now states June 30, 2009. What do you need to do and how can you be green doing it?

• Recycle your old forms.
• Go to this link to acquire the new form - USCIS - New I-9 Form
• Only print what you need at the time - don't print a bunch of these in advance.

According to SHRM, I-9 inspections are on the rise and employers who are suspected of employing unauthorized workers are being targeted. If you are a member of SHRM, you may want to visit their website to learn more.

Get Your Revised I-9 Here

USCIS has done it again. A recently revised - June 5, 2007 - and officially issued - November 7, 2007 - Form I-9 is available for use immediately. Read the whole press release from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services here.

The biggest news with this release is that 5 items that were previously accepted as employment eligibility documents on List A of the Form I-9 have been removed.

What should this announcement mean to you?

• Stop using previously issued I-9 forms immediately.
• All individuals hired on or after November 7, 2007, should have their employment eligibility completed on this newly revised form, Form I-9 (Rev. 06/05/07)N.
• Cease using documents that are no longer acceptable.
• Continue to complete the I-9 for all new hires as you have done since 1987.

Click here to download the revised I-9 Form.