The incoming administration is expected to focus on increasing employer compliance with immigration regulations, by, among other things, potentially increasing I-9 investigations and enforcement.

All U.S. employers are required to contend with I-9 employment verification and compliance requirements. For small businesses, ensuring compliance when hiring foreign national employees presents particular challenges because of the variety of unfamiliar employment authorization situations that the company may not have seen before.

Yet understanding I-9 employment verification requirements for foreign workers has become more important than ever. The incoming administration is expected to focus on increasing employer compliance with immigration regulations, by, among other things, potentially increasing I-9 investigations and enforcement.

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Originally published by Inside Counsel.

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