New I-9 Effective Date Changed

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on Friday that it has delayed the effective date for using the new Form I-9 until April 3, 2009. As discussed in an earlier post, the new I-9 was scheduled to be used beginning today. Employers who use the new I-9 form before April 3, 2009, are subject to civil penalties. Accordingly, all employers should delay using the I-9 until that time.