Colorado’s HB 25-1139, effective July 1, 2026, expands the types of identity documents employers may accept during hiring and employment verification, including certain municipal identification cards and foreign-issued identity documents where permitted by law….
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USCIS signals that revoked EADs in all categories may be reported to E-Verify employers through Status Change Reports. We need a better system.
USCIS’s move to route revoked Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) through E‑Verify Status Change Reports means employers may soon receive automated notifications when an employee’s work authorization is no longer valid. While the new report replaces older Case…
Iowa Public Workers Face Mandatory E‑Verify Checks Under New Law
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed a law expanding citizenship and work-authorization verification requirements for state employment and professional licensing. The measure requires state agencies, schools, and licensing boards to use federal databases, including…
The FAIRNESS Act, Indiana’s New Immigration Law with a July 1, 2026 Deadline for Employers
Indiana’s FAIRNESS Act, effective July 1, 2026, imposes significant new obligations on employers regarding the hiring and continued employment of individuals authorized to work in the United States. The law allows the Indiana Attorney General to investigate suspected…
ICE’s New I-9 Guidance Raises the Stakes for Routine Form Errors
ICE’s updated Form I‑9 inspection guidance significantly raises employer risk by reclassifying many previously “technical” errors — such as missing birth dates, incomplete Section 2 document details, or absent employer‑representative information — as substantive…
New Hires to Undergo E-Verify Check Under Passed Iowa Immigration Bill
An Iowa bill will require state agencies, local governments, and schools to use the federal E-Verify system to confirm that new employees are legally authorized to work in the U.S. The measure expands earlier policies and aligns with broader efforts to verify…
Two Years in Federal Prison for Florida Identity Thief
A Honduran woman has been ordered to serve 26 months in federal prison after a judge found she used a stolen identity to secure a job in Pinellas County, Florida. Nidia Roxana Maradiaga-Flores was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Steven D. Merryday following her…
EAD/TPS Work Authorization: What Employers Need to Know
Employers must closely monitor work authorization for employees with Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) and Temporary Protected Status (TPS) due to rapidly changing rules driven by government actions and court rulings. Validity periods may extend beyond printed…
Immigrant Worker Protection Act: WA Employers Must Notify Workers of Federal Document Inspections
Washington’s Immigrant Worker Protection Act requires employers to notify employees within five business days when federal agents request to inspect I‑9 employment eligibility records, including posting notices and providing details about workers’ rights and…
E-Verify Integration in I-9 Platforms: Automation, Workflows, & Audit Trails
Modern I‑9 compliance platforms integrate with the federal E‑Verify system to automate and streamline employment eligibility verification. Yet, effective integration pulls employee data into E‑Verify, creates and tracks cases automatically, validates fields, manages…




