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Nov 07 2025
Immigration

DHS ends automatic extension of work authorization

Effective October 30, 2025, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued an interim rule ending the policy of automatically extending employment authorization documents (EADs, also called Forms I-766) for 540 days for foreign workers who have timely filed EAD renewal applications. Before that date, federal regulations (found at 8 CFR 274a.13) allowed an employee working…

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Jul 11 2025
Immigration

DOL suspends 2024 Farmworker Protection Rule

On June 20, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Wage and Hour Division announced in a Field Assistance Bulletin that it is immediately suspending its April 2024 Farmworker Protection Rule (FPR), Improving Protection for Workers in Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States, which went into effect on June 28, 2024. The agency said…

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May 05 2025
ImmigrationLeave LawsWashington

Washington paid leave now available for immigration proceedings

Governor Ferguson has signed SHB 1875, revising the Washington Paid Sick Leave law (WPSL) to allow employees to use paid sick leave for absences related to immigration proceedings. The revised law takes effect on July 27, 2025. The new law allows employees to use paid sick leave to prepare for or participate in any judicial…

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Apr 18 2025
HiringImmigrationQ&A

Q&A: What to do when the feds tell your employee to leave

Question: An employee received an email from the federal government telling him to leave the U.S. immediately because his parole (temporary immigration approval for asylum seekers) was terminated. Is this a hoax? If it isn’t, what do we do? Answer: The email isn’t a hoax. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) sent notices on April…

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Jan 27 2025
ImmigrationQ&A

Q&A: Know what to do if ICE comes knocking

Question: With all the news about expected ramping up of immigration enforcement, what should we do if Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) shows up at our workplace? Answer: If ICE agents arrive at your business without any warning, it’s important to know what legal parameters they must abide by, and your own obligations for complying…

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Jun 21 2024
ImmigrationQ&A

Q&A: Understand USCIS extended employment authorization

Question: An employee’s Employment Authorization Document (EAD), Form I-766, has expired and they say they haven’t received a new card but they applied for renewal and their work authorization has been automatically extended. How can we tell whether they’re still eligible to work for purposes of updating the Form I-9? Answer: Start by reviewing the…

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May 21 2020
Immigration

New Form I-9 Handbook for Employers released

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has released a new version of its Handbook for Employers: Guidance for Completing Form I-9 (publication M-274, revised 4/27/2020). The new Handbook for Employers highlights several updates based on the recently revised Form I-9. It also contains revised guidance, new content, clarifications, and stylistic changes. See the Table of…

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Apr 23 2020
COVID-19Immigration

Homeland Security extends some employment authorizations

The Department of Homeland Security issued a news release to address immigration-related challenges related to the pandemic. As a result, employers may have some leeway when updating expiring Form I-9 documentation of employees who used an I-94 as proof of authorization to work. The DHS indicates if an individual files for a timely extension, employment…

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Feb 11 2020
HiringImmigration

New Form I-9 released on January 31, 2020

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) finally updated Form I-9 and its accompanying instructions—both have a “10/21/2019” revision date in the lower left corner, although they weren’t released until January 31, 2020. Employers must use the updated version to verify new hires’ identities and employment eligibility no later than April 30, 2020. The changes are…

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Jan 28 2020
HiringImmigration

Q&A: Don’t ask for more documents than I-9 requires

Question: Can our company demand specific documents we want a new hire to produce in order to verify identity and employment eligibility? Answer: No. Demanding that new hires show you specific employment verification documents can expose your company to liability for “documentation abuse.” It’s considered documentation abuse under the federal Immigration Reform and Control Act…

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Oct 19 2017
CaliforniaHarassment & DiscriminationHiring

California Governor signs a slew of new legislation in 2017

The 2017 California legislative session has drawn to a close, and Governor Jerry Brown recently signed a slew of new bills affecting private employers. Below are the major employment-related bills that affect most California employers. All of them take effect on January 1, 2018. AB 168: Bans employers from asking job applicants about salary history…

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Aug 22 2017
HiringImmigration

Form I-9 revised on July 17, 2017

Employers must begin using the updated version to verify new hires’ identity and employment eligibility no later than September 18, 2017. The USCIS also updated the Handbook for Employers (M-274) to make it consistent with the new Form I-9 and accompanying instructions. All of the revised documents are available on the USCIS web page for…

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