As of August 1, 2023 Covid-19 flexibilities for virtual Form I-9 document review have ended and the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a new version of Form I-9. The Form I-9 dated "10/19/2019” may continue to be used through Oct. 31,...
The 10th annual Federal Bar Association Conference on Worksite Enforcement and Immigration took place on April 20, and was co-chaired by Margaret “Peggy” McCormick, a founding partner of Minsky, McCormick & Hallagan, P.C. Peggy McCormick established the conference ten years...
On April 20, 2016, Margaret “Peggy” McCormick, a founding partner of Minsky, McCormick & Hallagan, P.C., will co-chair the 10th annual Federal Bar Association (FBA) Chicago Chapter’s Worksite Enforcement and Immigration Conference. Peggy McCormick established the conference ten years ago...
Many clients want to know whether they should request an H-1B based on a change of status or consular processing. Below is a discussion of each option to help you determine which best fits your current situation. Change of Status...
On November 18th, 2013, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) announced a new security enhancement to its E-Verify service that will allow it to ‘lock’ Social Security numbers that appear to have been used fraudulently. The E-Verify system...
Employers thinking they can avoid the nation’s immigration laws by bringing individuals to the U.S. on B-1 visas while actually having them take on productive work better think again before engaging in such actions. The warning comes after Bangalore, India-based...
Due to the government shutdown, E-Verify was not accessible from October 1, 2013 until October 17, 2013. During that time, E-Verify was nonfunctional, and employers could not create cases for new hires or resolve Non-confirmations. Now that E-Verify is functional again,...
One of the basic requirements during the hiring process is for an employer to complete the Form I-9 for all new employees to ensure that they are authorized to work in the U.S. While the process for completing the Form...