Monthly Archives: March 2022

Effective May 1, 2022, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is ending its temporary COVID-19-related policy of allowing employers to use expired List B identity documents for I-9 purposes.     Employers will no longer be able to accept expired identity documents when verifying an employee’s work eligibility on Form I-9. The temporary policy was implemented by the Department of Homeland Security in May of 2020 due to many government agencies that were not able […]

E-Verify Records 10 Years or Older Will Be Deleted April 1  Now is the time to check employee I-9 records    U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that it will purge E-Verify records that were created on or before Dec. 31, 2011. Data that is more than 10 years old will be deleted from the E-Verify electronic employment eligibility verification system by April 1, 2022.    The I-9 data purge is designed to […]

 Employee Retention Checklist  Besides competitive compensation and benefits, here are five best practices employers can embrace to keep their staff happy and keep them from looking for another job. The current labor shortage has companies competing for workers, and business owners must be aware of what their own employees want in an employer, and what motivates them to stay at their jobs.     Five Factors for Happy Employees  For the past 10 years, the Society […]

How can employers compete for workers during this hiring shortage? Employers can jump to the front of the recruiting line by offering an internship!    Internships are based on the concept of an inexperienced worker learning and training under the direction of a more experienced employee for a pre-determined length of time. Traditionally, students have filled internship roles, but lately, the concept of an internship has expanded to include more established workers trying out a […]