Managers: Start Using the New I-9 for New Employees Friday April 3, 2009

New employees must complete the new I-9 form (Employment Eligibility Verification) beginning Friday, April 3, 2009.   Here is the link for the new form: New I-9 Form

Managers, you do not need to to use the new form for employees whose hire date is prior to April 3.

What is the purpose of the I-9?  The form states that it “is to document that each new employee (both citizen and non-citizen) hired after November 6, 1986, is authorized to work in the United States.”

Reading the instructions, I was surprised to learn (more…)