Author: Mike Sevilla

How is an already complex PERM recruitment process further complicated by EPT laws?

As we discussed in a recent post, equal pay transparency (EPT) laws are on the rise across the country. While complex in their own right, EPT laws introduce new risks and challenges for employers undergoing an already complicated recruitment process to hire foreign nationals through the Department of Labor’s (DOL) permanent labor certification process, or PERM. What is PERM? The...

Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement Reverses Course on Remote I-9 Verification and Issues New Form I-9

As we previously wrote, in May, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced an end to employers’ ability to remotely inspect I-9 documents (an accommodation made during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic) on July 31, 2023.  This meant that employers would no longer have the option to complete I-9 document verification remotely for those...

Back to the Past: In-Person Document Inspection for I-9 Forms Resumes

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is ending employers’ ability to remotely inspect I-9 documents on July 31, 2023.  Employers will have an additional 30 days, until August 30, 2023, to ensure that all required physical inspection of identity and employment eligibility documents is completed. All U.S. employers must complete a form I-9 for every...