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Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification was created to determine authorization to work legally in the United States. While all U.S. citizens and many foreign nationals are authorized to work here, employers and employees must work together to complete Form I-9 for every employee hired after November 6, 1986, as proof of legal status and work authorization in the U.S. The employer must then keep the completed form on file for a specific period of time and to be considered in compliance with U.S. immigration and employment law. Because of the serious implications surrounding this form, employers should strongly consider having established written I-9 policies and procedures, training personnel in I-9 verification and conducting I-9 self-audits with the assistance of immigration legal counsel. Additionally, prior to any merger or acquisition, a potential purchaser should consider the liabilities it may be assuming in acquiring the other company.
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