By Richard Stup, Cornell University.
The full post Use the New I-9 to Document Authorization to Work appeared in The Ag Workforce Journal.

A new year brings a good opportunity to remind employers that there is a new version of the U.S. government’s “Employment Eligibility Verification” form, better known as I-9. All employers are required to verify that every person they hire is eligible to work in the U.S. Employers must view documentation provided by the employee to establish the employee’s identity and work authorization. These documents must reasonably appear authentic and must pertain to the employee.

The new form looks different from older versions but it’s basic functionality is the same. One nice feature is that the new form is a fillable PDF, meaning you don’t have to hand write everything into the form. The new form is dated August 1, 2023 and employers are required to use the most recent version. For this reason, I always recommend downloading a fresh form each time you hire someone new.