Verification Exceptions

Exceptions to the Verification Requirements

The following persons are not required to fill out an I-9 form:

• Employees hired on or before November 6, 1986
• Self-employed people, as they are not considered employees of an employer
• Casual employees who provide domestic service in a private home on a sporadic, irregular, or incidental basis (However, one-a-week employment requires an I-9)
• Independent contractors who carry on independent business or who are paid by piecework, or assignment completed off-site

Certain changes in employment do not trigger the I-9 requirement:

• Temporary leave with or without pay
• Temporary layoffs
• Strikes or labor disputes
• Transfers from one place of employment to another
• Continued employment with a related, reorganized successor employer