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Immigration-Related Compliance Assistance Training for Employers Throughout October

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) division of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will be conducting immigration-related compliance assistance webinars for employers throughout October. USCIS’s webinar topics include:
  • Form I-9:  Employment Eligibility Verification – an overview of the Form I-9 process, including step-by-step instructions on how to complete each section, retention and storage;
  • E-Verify Self Check – an overview of the new “Self Check” program, a voluntary service that allows individuals to check their own employment eligibility;
  • E-Verify Overview – an overview of the E-Verify program, including how the program works, key features, how to enroll, employer responsibilities, and a demonstration of the program;
  • Federal Contractor E-Verify – a general overview of the E-Verify program for federal contractors that have been awarded a federal contract with the FAR E-Verify clause; and
  • E-Verify for Existing Users – a detailed overview of the E-Verify program specifically for existing users.  Topics include Form I-9, user roles, case alerts, how to handle a tentative non-confirmation and common user mistakes.
Pre-registration is not required, but a maximum of 125 participants will be allowed to log-in to each webinar.  A complete schedule and log-in instructions are available on the USCIS website. For additional immigration-related guidance and compliance assistance tools, visit the Labor and HR Topical Resources section of the AGC website.  The primary category is “Other Legal Issues.”  The secondary category is “Immigration.”