The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) published its revised I-9 Form which dealers are required to use for all new hires beginning September 18, 2017.

The new form has several small revisions including: (1) updating the name from Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices to its new name of Immigrant and Employee Rights Section and (2) Removing “the end of” from the phrase “the first day of employment.” Additionally, the List of Acceptable Documents has been reorganized and now includes a Consular Report of Birth Abroad (Form FS-240) in List C.

The new form has an effective date of September 18, 2017 and an expiration date of August 31, 2019. Failure to use the updated I-9 Form could result in significant penalties if audited. Effective August 1, 2016, the fines for I-9 Form errors increased significantly, with the maximum fine increasing from $1,100 to $2,156 per violation.

To ensure there is no accidental use of the previous form, we recommend you discard/destroy your supply of the old form on September 18th. The new form can be found on the USCIS’s website at: https://www.uscis.gov/i-9.

If you have any questions regarding this or any other employment related matters, please do not hesitate to contact a member of the Dealer Practice Group at 248-645-9300 or by email.

Chuck LeFevre, Chair – [email protected]
Lawrence F. Raniszeski – [email protected]
Michael J. O’Shaughnessy – [email protected]
Eric R. Bowden – [email protected]
Alycia Pallach Wesley – [email protected]
Nicholas J. Ranke – [email protected]