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Beyond recruiting and retaining employees and administering their benefits, Human Resources is often responsible for setting workplace policies, ensuring that various worksite standards are met, and addressing day-to-day employee issues. These resources are provided to help you manage the daily employment and policy issues common to most employers.
Form I-9 Requirements
Effective April 3, 2009, employers must use a Revised Form I-9. Previous versions of Form I-9 will not be valid after that date.
The changes to the form include:
- No expired documents may be accepted as valid verification.
- A temporary I-551 printed notation on a machine-readable immigrant visa accompanied by a foreign passport has been added to List A acceptable documents. Also added to the List A acceptable documents is a passport from the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) or the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) with Form I-94 or Form I-94A indicating nonimmigrant admission under the Compact of Free Association Between the US and the FSM or RMI.
- Forms I-688, I-688A, and I-688B have been removed from the List A acceptable documents.
As a reminder, employers must verify that all new employees are eligible to work in the United States by obtaining a completed Form I-9 and reviewing the respective documents within three business days of the employee's employment start date.
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Workplace Poster Requirements
Many laws require employers to post a notice at employee work sites. Notice requirements differ based on size and industry of employer. The following Department of Labor (DOL) website identifies each notice and which employers must comply.
View DOL website
Most states have additional posting requirements for employers.
View your state's regulatory agency
Sample Workplace Policies
Most employers establish a number of written policies surrounding a number of issues, including drug testing, dress code, business expenses, and use of company equipment. The samples provided here are meant to provide information or serve as a guide in helping you create or evaluate your employment policies.
Sample Workplace Policies
Sample Forms
These sample forms can be used to help you create standardized forms for use in your workplace.
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