I-9 documentation
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I have a friend whose workforce has started to include many Spanish-speaking employees. She received a letter from the Social Security Administration saying that 59 of her current employees'names do not match their social security numbers. In response to that letter, her department attended a meeting from the INS that informed them on how to detect falsified documents for the I9. Now, it is working, and she is not hiring many applicants because of failure to provide proper I9 documents. However, she wants to know if she can save time and money by asking (but not requiring, obviously, for 3 business days after hire date, if they are hired) for I9 documents prior to the interview for ALL applicants. What do you think?
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Margaret Morford
theHRedge
I require a copy of the driver's license (if they have one) and the Social Security Card. This is for the backgound check only. At the time we do the I9 when they report I allow them to provide any documentation they want, and even if it is the Driver's License and Social Security Card, I take new copies.
This approach only asks for the information after a bona fide offer is documented, and is for a legitimate purpose, not related to the I9 process.