Employer Update 04/22

Beginning May 1, 2022, employers may no longer accept expired List B identity documents for completion of the Form I-9 by newly hired employees.  Documents such as an expired driver’s licenses or state-issued identification cards, will no longer be accepted as part of the onboarding process.  Additionally, employers must have any employees who presented expired List B documents between May 1, 2020, and April 30, 2022, revalidate their I-9 form and present an unexpired identity document.  Employees may present a valid unexpired document, a different valid List B document, or a List A document, such as a US passport or permanent (green) card.  No action is required for individuals who are no longer employed on May 1, 2022. 

Employers should review I-9s of employees hired in the past two years to look for expired identity documents and obtain valid replacement identity documents.