Did You Know?

• When copying a blank Form I-9, it is important to include the 2nd page that lists acceptable documents. The Form I-9 Form is considered incomplete without the 2nd page and can result in a fine.
• Any changes/corrections to an existing I-9 form must be done by striking through, correcting and having employer and employee initial the changes.
• If a Form I-9 is incomplete or needs correcting, it is acceptable to use an updated form and attach it to the original.
• Employee name changes require completion of either Section 3 or a new Form I-9, but changes of address do not.
• The date entered in Section 2 as the date the employee began work for pay must match the date in the payroll records.
• Several versions of the Form I-9 have been issued since the form was first introduced in 1987. Not all versions are valid for use. Currently, only forms showing the following revision dates are valid:
• Rev. 08/07/09 Y
• Rev. 02/02/09 N

Statement by Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis on unemployment among veterans

From a March 20 statement by Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis:

"President Obama has put into place critical programs that will help our veterans. They include the Vow to Hire Heroes Act, which provides unemployed veterans with additional GI Bill benefits to qualify for jobs in high-demand sectors; the Returning Heroes Tax Credit, which provides incentives to businesses to hire unemployed veterans; and the Wounded Warrior Tax Credit, to encourage the hiring of veterans with service-connected disabilities.

"At the Labor Department, we have introduced the Veterans Gold Card to provide veterans with enhanced, priority services at 3,000 One-Stop Career Centers across the country; My Next Move for Veterans, so that veterans may go online and match their military occupations with civilian jobs; and the Veterans Job Bank Resource Directory, which allows veterans to search more than 500,000 job postings by companies.

"Our veterans have made sacrifices on behalf of the nation, and I ask all employers to renew their commitment to veterans, because the best way to honor our veterans is to employ them. No veteran should have to fight for a job at home after fighting to protect our nation."

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American Job Center proposed to unify One-Stop Career Centers

On March 12, an announcement was made by the White House, Office of the Press Secretary that details of a streamlined re-employment system are being unveiled. 

One of the streamlining mechanisms of the President’s proposal is the creation of an American Job Center network to unify all Federally-supported One-Stop Career Centers and electronic resources.  The President’s Budget proposes a $50 million investment to improve and expand these workforce centers, and the President will launch part of this effort through executive authority.

Click here to read the full announcement