Clearly, immigration policy and the legal status of foreign workers in the United States is one of the hot-button issues in next year’s presidential election. For employers, however, the renewed emphasis on verifying employee eligibility will have a significant impact next week. Effective December 26, 2007, all employers (and that includes you) are required to use the revised Employment Eligibility Verification form—Form I-9—when hiring new employees; failure to do so can result in significant problems, including monetary penalties.
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