ICE TO ALLOW MODIFIED COMPLETION OF I-9 FORM DUE TO THE COVID-19 EPIDEMIC
June 22, 2020
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) recently issued guidance, available here, regarding the completion of the Form I-9 in the context of COVID-19. In the guidance, ICE announced that it is suspending the requirement that certain employers physically inspect the documents that employees provide them to verify their identity and work authorization until June 19, 2020. Once employers resume normal operations, they must ask all employees who provided the documents remotely to bring them to the worksite for an in-person verification within 3 business days. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services also recently issued guidance, available here, regarding List B documents which were set to expire on or after March 1, 2020, and were not otherwise extended by the issuing authority, which may be treated as if an employee presented an acceptable document under certain conditions. If you have any further questions about handling your Form I-9 during the COVID-19 epidemic, please let us know.
If you have any questions, please contact Evelyn Sahr (esahr@eckertseamans.com or 202-659-6622); Drew Derco (dderco@eckertseamans.com or 202-659-6665), or Andy Orr (aorr@eckertsemans.com or 202-659-6625).
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