Form I-9 COVID-19 Rules a `Ticking Time Bomb` for Employers
If you are completing Form I-9 “virtually” under the COVID-19 exception, you may be creating a logistical nightmare for the day when the special rules expire. See why here!
We Make Form I-9 Easy!
VERIFY I-9, LLC is a full-service Form I-9 consultancy. In addition to Form I-9 for remote hires, I-9 audits and E-Verify®, we offer a number of services to ensure that your employees are authorized to work in the United States and that your I-9s will withstand the scrutiny of a government audit.
- Policy & Process – A review of your current processes, or development of policies and procedures
- Training & Assessment – Ensure that employees know how to complete Form I-9 correctly and legally
- Acquisitions – Buying an existing business? Don’t buy their unauthorized workers and defective I-9s!
E-Verify® is the most effective tool for ensuring that your new hires are authorized to work in the United States. Applying for a business license or receiving a public contract? Our E-Verify service satisfies state laws and federal contractor rules that require E-Verify verification to qualify for public contracts or to maintain business licensing.
We pride ourselves on prompt, personal service. When our client companies call, a live person answers the phone… usually one of the owners or a high-level manager. We have made E-Verify easy for thousands of employers from across the country!
Are your Form I-9s error free? The large majority of forms that we see every day contain at least one error and some, a half-dozen or more! If targeted by the USCIS for a random audit of employment documents, your company can be fined between $200 and $2,500 per form, depending on the number and severity of the errors. It pays to have your forms reviewed by an experienced professional.
A growing number of corporations including Fedex and Publix Super Markets are requiring contractors to provide a third-party Form I-9 audit and/or proof of enrollment in E-Verify. A large number of employers have relied on our service to meet this requirement.
While rapid advances in digital communication have made it possible for businesses seeking the most qualified candidates to pull from a nationwide labor pool, government forms like Form I-9 have not kept up with the progress.
Section 2 of Form I-9 must still be completed during a face-to-face meeting with the new hire to review original identification documents. Employers who violate federal law by “meeting” with the employee via a Zoom call or by viewing identification documents by email face fines in the tens of thousands of dollars.