The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has published a final rule that will permit employers that participate in the E-Verify program and that used the temporary remote verification policy to continue to conduct I-9 verifications remotely. The final rule essentially makes permanent—with some significant changes—the temporary policy that DHS implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic and that was scheduled to expire July 31, 2023. The new permanent flexible remote verification option will take effect August 1, 2023. DHS will publish a new version of the I-9 form that includes a checkbox allowing an employer to indicate that it examined I-9 documentation remotely.
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