May I request certain documents our company wants with the Form I-9, such as driver's license and Social Security card?
The acceptable documentation is listed on the Form I-9. Employers are not permitted to specify which documents they will accept from an employee, such as a driver's license and Social Security card. Instead, simply show the list of acceptable documents on the last page of the Form I-9 to your employee and allow them to choose which verifying documentation to provide.
Requesting more or different documents than are required under federal immigration law, or a refusal to honor documents tendered pursuant to federal law that, on their face, reasonably appear to be genuine can violate both California and federal law and subject you to
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