Historically, employers were legally required to conduct an in-person inspection of I-9 Section 2 documents (e.g., an employee's passport, driver's license, and/or social security card) to verify.
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 to be a pandemic and the United States government initiated designated travel bans. Since January 1, 2021.
Last week the COVID-19 public health emergency officially came to an end, but the impacts of the pandemic endure. More than three years after countries began lockdowns.
On May 4, 2023, the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that the temporary COVID-19 flexibilities permitting remote Form I-9 identification.
Since 2010, a reported 140 rural hospitals have closed their doors, including a record 19 hospitals in 2020 alone as a result of the financial pressures of COVID-19.