New Employer Handbook

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https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1d10JD4EwXAJY35uR41qrVnpFZojfWcPS

This week USCIS released a new Handbook for Employers: Guidance for Completing Form I-9. 

Many people don’t realize the I-9 form, filled out by new employees—citizens and noncitizens alike—is actually an immigration form. 

All businesses with employees should carefully review the changes in this handbook. The new I-9 form itself began Jan. 31, 2020.

https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/handbook-employers-m-274
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