I-9 Form Updates (Covid-19 Enhancements)

In response to the updated guidance by DHS related to COVID-19, we have added new functionality to the electronic Form I-9 to assist employers in the proper completion of the form.

The full COVID-19 news release by DHS regarding flexibility in requirements related to the Form I-9 can be found here.

Please see the attached document for an FAQ regarding temporary policies for Form I-9 relating to COVID-19.

Below is a summary of these system enhancements.

COVID-19 System Enhancements 

• We've added check boxes in the section 2 "Additional Information" field with "COVID-19", "Documents physically examined" and "Other".  The "Other" check box will open a text field for employers to enter any desired information. The Additional Information field can be updated any time in the future by using the EDIT function in section 2.
• Multiple selections are allowed. The typical process will be: step 1 = select COVID-19, step 2 = at later date, user will also select "Documents physically examined" and/or "Other".
• For example, an I-9 could have this information in "Additional Information box:

• COVID-19
• Documents physically examined
• TPS extension to 4/1/2021
• E-Verify case # 20200322ABC
• See screenshot below of the COVID-19 check boxes.

• A Dashboard element for “COVID-19” will be available for clients and users that currently have the dashboard feature enabled. This new dashboard will show any I-9s with “COVID-19” selected in the Additional Information field. (See screenshot below) Records will be removed from this dashboard after the “Documents physically examined” check box is selected.