Employment

USCIS Releases Updated

USCIS Releases Updated I-9 Handbook for Employers
 
USCIS released an updated Handbook for Employers with instructions for completing Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification Form.  The handbook’s revision date is 4/3/09.  A copy of the Handbook can be found at http://www.uscis.gov/files/nativedocuments/m-274_3apr09.pdf

USCIS Revises I-9

USCIS Revises I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification Form
 
An interim final rule was published on December 17, 2008 revising the I-9 form employers are required to complete to verify employees identity and authorization to work in the US.  The interim final rule narrows the list of acceptable identity documents and further specifies that expired documents are not considered acceptable forms of identification, including expired US passports and driver’s licenses.  More...

Employer Liable

DOL ALJ Finds Employer Liable for Beneficiary's Payment of Premium Processing and Filing Fees In an apparent misunderstanding of the various fees related to H-1Bs, a DOL ALJ finds an employer liable for the beneficiary paying the premium processing and filing fee. Numerous other LCA issues, including benching, termination and retaliation, also are addressed. Morales Toia v. Gardner Family Care Corp., 2007-LCA-00006 (4/25/08). AILA Doc. No. 08072468.More...