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The issue of work authorization termination has become increasingly complex, especially in light of recent changes to various U.S. federal humanitarian programs and work authorization statuses. These changes have led to the revocation of critical statuses like Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and other parole programs, creating significant challenges for both foreign nationals and their employers. READ MORE

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has proposed to amend its regulations by rescinding its safe-harbor procedures for employers who receive a no-match letter, which were originally promulgated on August 15, 2007, and October 28, 2008.  According to the proposed rule in Federal Register: August 19, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 159)][Page 41801-41805]:  “Implementation of the 2007 READ MORE

On December 12, 2008, USCIS announced that it had submitted interim final rules to the Federal Register to streamline Form I-9.  USCIS’s announcement states that the rule narrows the list of acceptable identity documents and excludes expired documents as acceptable forms of identification. USCIS’s reasoning is that a broader “document list makes it more difficult for READ MORE

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has designated the free, online employment eligibility verification system, E-Verify, as the electronic employment eligibility verification system that all federal contractors must use, as required by Executive Order 12989. In particular, Executive Order 12989 directs all federal departments and agencies to require contractors, as a condition of each future federal READ MORE

Today, the US House heard testimony on legislation to require all employers to participate in E-Verify, the federal electronic employment verification system that allows an employer to verify an employee’s work authorization online.  The system is notorious for its many flaws and today representatives and witnesses voiced concern that the law would overtax the Social Security Administration (SSA) READ MORE