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Mario Godoy - Owner/Attorney

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that they will be publishing a newly revised I-9 form as of August 1, 2023. This new form will have a completely new format that includes changes such as: Reorganizing of the...

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Mario Godoy - Owner/Attorney

Proposed Permanent Virtual I-9 Document Review

The United States Department of Human Services (DHS) Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has proposed new rules to permanently allow employers to review Form I-9 identification documents remotely. This is according to a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to be formally...

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Mario Godoy - Owner/Attorney

Important Ruling on Immigrant Discrimination

Immigrant discrimination is a serious offense under U.S. employment laws. In an important ruling to uphold discriminatory employment practices against immigrants, the Department of Justice (DOJ) reached a settlement with a Virginia company that requested a non-citizen provide a Legal...

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Mario Godoy - Owner/Attorney

Administration Moves to Target Employers, Not Undocumented Workers

New guidance in a Department of Homeland Security Secretary (DHS) October 12 memo from Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas calls to immediately halt immigration raids on workplaces and instead calls on enforcement agencies to focus their efforts on “unscrupulous employers who exploit...

I-9 Compliance Green Cards

Mario Godoy - Owner/Attorney

How Green Card Holders Can Reverify Employment

Employers are required to reverify an employee's documentation only when the employee's employment authorization document (EAD) has expired. I-9 forms with a Green Card that has since expired do not need to be reverified. Green Cards indicate that someone is...

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Mario Godoy - Owner/Attorney

I-9 Compliance Flexibility Extended Until May 31

ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) announced on March 31 that temporary I-9 compliance flexibility will continue until May 31, 2021. The temporary employee guidance flexibility policy was originally issued in March 2020 to allow employers who are following social...

I-9 Compliance Compliance

Mario Godoy - Owner/Attorney

What Happens During an I-9 Audit?

The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA) requires employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of their employees and created criminal and civil penalties for employment-related violations. Compliance with IRCA is mandatory whether you are hiring United...

Mario Godoy - Owner/Attorney

Revisiones 1-9 Temporales Remotas para Empleadores

Aquellos empleadores que estén siguiendo las normas de distanciamiento social debido al brote de Coronavirus, (COVID-19), tienen la posibilidad temporal de revisar la Verificación de Elegibilidad de Empleo, mandatoria por ley federal, remotamente a través de videos, webcams, email, o...

Illinois Immigration I-9 Compliance

Mario Godoy - Owner/Attorney

Temporary Remote I-9 Reviews for Employers

Employers who are following social distancing and shelter in place orders due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) can temporarily review an employee’s federally mandated I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification identity and employment identity and employment authorization documents with the employee remotely by...

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