USCIS Publishes New I‑9

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has published a revised version of Form I­‑9. The new form will be mandatory beginning September 18, 2017.  Employers may continue using form I‑9 with a revision date of 11/14/16 N through September 17, 2017. Two...

FTC Advises Companies to Keep Disclosures on Background Checks Simple

If your company requests background checks on prospective employee’s, your practices are probably governed by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).  Compliance with the FCRA requires firms to make certain disclosures and more importantly obtain authorization from the...

Executive Order Leads Employment Confusion

Presidential Executive Actions can change the way the United States operate essentially overnight. President Trump recently signed into effect an immigration freeze from seven middle eastern countries. Employers and foreign national employees are facing tough and...

New Form I-9 Released

On November 14th, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released the latest revison to the Form I-9. As you may know, the prior version expired some time ago.  Employers are required to begin using the new form no later than January 22, 2017. The...

The Election is over, what’s next for employers?

Employers dislike uncertainty and any major change in Washington, D.C. increases uncertainty. While some employers may welcome the idea of change, it’s difficult to know exactly what may change and when. We’d like to take a moment to address a couple of common...

2017 Increased FSA Limits

The Internal Reveneue Service (IRS) has announced the 2017 increase to annual pre-tax limits for both full and limited-purpose health Flexible Spending Arrangements (FSA). The increase will take effect January 1, 2017 for plans years beginning on or after that date. ...