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With COVID-19 restrictions in place across the U.S., the Department of Homeland Security is allowing employers to accept a new worker’s expired documents for Form I-9 identity verification purposes. Here’s what household employers need to know.<\/p><\/div>\n

For families hiring someone to work in their home, Form I-9<\/a> is an important part of the process. It verifies the identity of the employee and their authorization to work in the United States.<\/p>\n

With many areas are under stay-at-home orders due to COVID-19 and restricted online renewal services, your new employee may experience challenges renewing a state driver\u2019s license, a state ID card, or other Form I-9 identity documents (List B).<\/p>\n

Considering these circumstances, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)<\/a> is issuing a temporary policy regarding expired List B identity documents used to complete Form I-9.<\/p>\n

Beginning on May 1, identity documents found in List B set to expire on or after March 1, 2020, and not otherwise extended by the issuing authority, may be treated the same as if the employee presented a valid receipt for an acceptable document for Form I-9 purposes.<\/p>\n

Make sure you are using the most current version of Form I-9<\/a>.<\/p>\n

When your employee provides an acceptable expired List B document that has not been extended by the issuing authority you should:<\/strong><\/p>\n