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The new guidance applies to requests filed on or after August 15, 2025.

The Trump administration has begun a big push to deport as many individuals without the legal right to work in the United States as possible. The effort includes raiding businesses with a high proportion of workers with Hispanic origins.

The Department of Labor has identified over 60 regulations for elimination, part of President Trump’s executive order “Unleashing Prosperity Through Deregulation.”

Conducting I-9 audits can be enlightening in several ways, such as identifying where your program has weaknesses and unearthing technical violations.

If your employees were born in the U.S., they’re probably OK (for now). If they’re naturalized U.S. citizens, watch out. The Department of Justice is embarking on an aggressive campaign to denaturalize certain naturalized citizens.

The Trump administration has begun revoking the immigration status for some workers before the expiration date printed on their EADs. With E-Verify, that change was pushed your way automatically. DHS changed that practice and placed the burden on employers.

The decision to immediately and without warning terminate the CHNV parole program, which involves 530,000 participants, creates urgent compliance and workforce implications for employers.

You may rightly worry that posting jobs similar to ones that were eliminated could spur a lawsuit. But if you can clearly explain why you decided to reopen positions that were eliminated earlier, courts are unlikely to conclude you intended to discriminate against those who were not retained during the earlier RIF.

Hiring someone with work authorization that expires may mean more monitoring on the employer’s part. But preferring citizens or permanent residents over others for convenience violates both Title VII and our immigration laws.

Your employee referral program could backfire if it leads to too many employees who are alike in terms of sex, race, age or other protected characteristics. In fact, courts regularly penalize companies that rely too heavily on employee referral programs, saying they foster homogeneous workforces and perpetuate discrimination.