As if employers didn’t have enough to keep up with, it is time to throw out your old blank I-9 employee eligibility forms (for immigration compliance) and adopt the new form as of Friday, April 3, 2009.
Click here to download a copy of the new required form. The form is available on the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services website.
Don’t blame this one on the Obama administration. The regulation for the new form was written during the waning days of President Bush’s term. President Obama delayed its enactment for 60 days, as he did with all of Bush’s pending regulations, but unless something changes this week, you must make the switch to the new form for anyone whom you hire on Friday or thereafter.