Preparing for Potential Legislative Changes in 2025: Insights for Employers

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Preparing for Potential Legislative Changes in 2025: Insights for Employers

As the new presidential administration begins its term, employers may face significant changes impacting HR practices, compliance, and tax management. 

Our resources are here to help you navigate these potential updates and better ensure your team stays prepared.

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Affordable Care Act: Help With What Employers Need to Know

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Helping You Maximize the Benefits of the Work Opportunity Tax Credit 

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Affordable Care Act: Help With What Employers Need to Know
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Help to Stay Ahead with I-9 and E-Verify Updates
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Helping You Maximize the Benefits of the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC)
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Unemployment Management and State-Level Reforms
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Affordable Care Act: Help With What Employers Need to Know

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) remains a key focus for employers. With enhanced subsidies set to expire at the end of 2025, potential increases in uninsured rates could affect employer-sponsored plans and health costs. Explore more proactive strategies to help support your workforce while maintaining your ACA requirements.

Help to Stay Ahead with I-9 and E-Verify Updates

Renewed attention to I-9 audits, work authorization policies, and potential changes to acceptable documents may shape employer I-9 and E-Verify requirements. Learn about possible shifts in E-Verify requirements, including discussions about potential mandatory adoption and possibly increased desk audits.

Helping You Maximize the Benefits of the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC)

The WOTC program, critical for incentivizing diverse hiring, is funded through 2025. However, its future remains uncertain. Discover how your organization can continue screening candidates and leverage this credit even amid potential program hiatuses.

Unemployment Management and State-Level Reforms

Federal loan challenges in certain states and upcoming unemployment insurance (UI) reform legislation may impact employers. Stay better informed about potential changes and how they might influence requirements and costs for your organization.

Important Timelines

Learn more about the new timeline for physical inspections of virtual verifications completed during the pandemic.

May 4, 2023

It was announced on May 4, 2023 that the virtual completion flexibility due to COVID-19 will end on July 31, 2023.¹

July 21, 2023

DHS announced three major changes including a new virtual inspection, COVID-19 cleanup changes, and a new Form I-9.²

August 1, 2023

DHS published the new Form I-9 version, which includes a new checkbox for indicating that documentation was examined using the new remote examination of employees’ Form I-9 documents provided employers are enrolled in E-Verify.³

August 30, 2023

Employers must complete inspections of eligibility documentation for I-9s completed virtually due to COVID-19 flexibilities.¹

November 1, 2023

Employers must begin using the new Form I-9 version no later than November 1, 2023.

¹ https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ice-updates-form-i-9-requirement-flexibility-grant-employers-more-time-comply
² https://www.dhs.gov/news/2023/07/21/dhs-provides-employers-certainty-and-new-flexible-option-employment-eligibility
³ https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-related-news/new-form-i-9-now-includes-alternative-procedure-for-e-verify-employers-to-remotely-examine-employee

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I-9 Anywhere® can help you manage your physical inspections. Act now to meet the August 30, 2023 deadline for reinspection. Remote I-9 verification services offer more convenient Section 2 completion for your new hires, rehires, and reverifications and eases the burden of paperwork for your hiring managers and HR team.

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