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All U.S. employers must properly complete Form I-9 for each individual they hire for employment in the United States. This includes citizens and noncitizens. Both employees and employers (or authorized representatives of the employer) must complete the form.

On Jan. 31, 2020, USCIS published the Form I-9 Federal Register notice announcing a new version of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, that the Office of Management and Budget approved on Oct. 21, 2019.

Failing to timely complete an I-9 for employee or doing a really bad job of it can result in fines of $110 to over $1000 per employee for the first infraction. These fines impact large and small business alike.

Use Form I-9 to verify the identity and employment authorization of individuals hired for employment in the United States. All U.S. employers must properly complete Form I-9 for each individual they hire for employment in the United States.

The current I-9 form can be found on the official USCIS website, here.

The current version of the I-9 employment eligibility form will remain in use beyond its August 31, 2019 expiration date. USCIS announced that employers should continue to use the current version of the form which bears an edition date of July 17, 2017 until further notice.

Federal Law IRCA requires all employers, regardless of number of employees, to verify the identity of new employees and their eligibility for employment in the United States. ... Knowingly hiring an alien who is not authorized to work. Hiring any individual without verifying identity and work authorization.

Form I-9, officially the Employment Eligibility Verification, is a United States Citizenship and Immigration Services form. Mandated by the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, it is used to verify the identity and legal authorization to work of all paid employees in the United States.

Employees rehired three years after you originally completed their Form I-9 must complete a new Form I-9.