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The New Form I-9What Employers Should Expect and Prepare For
by: Bonnie Hungerford, JD, MA HRIR
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Why Worry?
“It’s just a simple form.”
“We didn’t hire any illegals, so we are fine.”
“We’ll never get audited.”
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Why Worry?
In 2011: 2,496 I-9 audits were conducted Criminally arrested 221
employers Issued 385 Final Orders for $10.4+ million in fines
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Why Worry?Because a seemingly minor mistake can be extremely costly…
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Why Worry?
I have yet to see a perfect audit!
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Current Status of the Form I-9 Current version recently expired (8/31/2012)
What is an Employer to do? Continue to use current form (even though
expired) Continue checking the USCIS website for the
updated form
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New Form in the Works Back in May, during the 60-day commenting
period between April and May regarding proposed changes to Form I-9, USCIS received over 6,200 comments regarding its proposed changes to the form.
Based on those comments, USCIS has made additional substantive changes.
Second comment period ended Sept. 21st.
Still in draft form
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Overview of the Proposed Changes The 1-page form is now 2 pages Total packet is now 9 pages (compared to 5
pages) Slight changes/clarification to List of
Acceptable Documents Design is very different Additional information requested Wording changes throughout the form
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Section 1: Old
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Section 1: New Now, all of Section 1 takes up one full page.
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Section 1: New Attestation: moved to the middle of the first
page
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Section 1: New Preparer/Translator section now at the bottom
of the first page
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Section 2: Old
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Section 2: New Now on second page
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Section 2: New
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Section 3: Old
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Section 3: New
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List of Acceptable Documents: Old
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List of Acceptable Documents: New
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Changes in the Instructions Section 1
Should never be completed before job offer acceptance
PO Boxes cannot be used Only border commuters from Canada and
Mexico can use an international address. Email address and phone number are optional.
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Changes in the Instructions Section 2
If employer participates in E-Verify, the List B document must include a photograph
Must physically examine each original document
The examiner of the documents and the employee must both be physically present
Clear instructions on acceptance of receipts If an employer keeps photocopies of documents,
it must present the photocopies during an audit.
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Best Practices: What Should HR Professionals Do? Keep eye out for new I-9 Carefully review the proposed Form If using a third party, contact them to ensure
they are fully aware of proposed changes Once new form is published, conduct
extensive I-9 training for all employees who complete the I-9 for your company
Review and update all I-9 policies to ensure compliance
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Internal Audits of Forms I-9
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Getting Started Review I-9 Handbook for Employers and all
other guidance Compile list of all current employees and their
dates of hire Compile list of all former employees going
back 3 years, including the date of hire and date of termination
Gather all I-9s
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Internal Audit Determine which I-9s are past their retention
deadline and shred Review each I-9 to determine errors Determine which is the best way to correct
the errors on each I-9 (either on the I-9 or creating a new I-9) Depends on the error
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Corrections Communication to employees Set timeframes for corrections Make copies of I-9s that need corrections Make corrections on the copy, in different
colored ink Initial and date all corrections Draft internal audit memo to binder If you don’t have it already, prepare retention
chart for each I-9. Conduct training for I-9 managers
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Common Pitfalls Expired form No date on employee signature Failure to complete section 2 Incomplete document names or missing
information Too many documents No date of hire Employer pre-signing form Backdating White-out
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Common Pitfalls Failure to accurately calculate the retention
deadline The later of:
3 yrs from date of hire; OR 1 yr from date of termination.
DOH DOT 3 yr. DOH
1 yr. DOT
Retention
02/01/2007
06/01/2011
02/01/2010
06/01/2012
06/01/2012
05/01/2010
06/01/2011
05/01/2013
06/01/2012
05/01/2013
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Best Practices: Establishing a Culture of Compliance
Obtain buy-in of executives through a business impact analysis
Conduct a thorough investigation of current state of I-9s and polices
Work with attorney or expert on remediation efforts
Establish a regular training program Conduct annual I-9 audits!!! Keep abreast of ICE guidance
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Form I-9 ResourcesM-274 Handbook for Employers
I-9 Central: www.uscis.gov
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Thank You!Questions?