Proper Documents Required For I-9 Form Compliance
Summary
Since the passage of the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act, the law requires that employers and employees complete the Form I-9. Employers should look over the final version of this section to make sure it is complete in its entirety without any blank fields or missing signatures. Once these forms of identification are supplied to the company, employers must verify the employee’s work eligibility by authenticating these same documents required for the I-9 within three days of an employee’s start date. The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services has put together a manual called the Handbook for Employers M-274 which can be a good resource. For those companies that prefer a more hands on resource that is interactive and user friendly, digital I-9 compliance software may be a helpful in staying compliant.