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December 2007 The IFRA staff wishes you Special and yours all the peace and Immigration Alert: blessings of the season. Employers Must Use New Version of Form I-9 and M-274 by December 7, 2007 The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) has released the new version of the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Infant Formula Contract Change Verification, and updated the The Illinois Department of Human Services will operate its WIC Program companion M-274, Handbook during 2008 using Mead Johnson as its source of "contract" infant formula. for Employers, Instructions for While the type of formula offered to WIC eligible infants will change, the Completing the Form I-9. These minimum stocking requirement for stores will stay the same. The requirement documents are available through can be met with any combination of Enfamil LIPIL and Enfamil ProSobee the “Immigration Forms” section LIPIL powered formula (totaling 27 cans in the aggregate for stores in on the USCIS website: www.uscis. Chicago and 18 cans for stores outside Chicago). gov/i-9 and the New Form I-9 (rev. June 5, 2007) and new M-274 Other Mead Johnson formulas accepted through WIC in 2008 are Enfamil (rev. November 1, 2007) can be LactosFree LIPIL, Enfamil Gentlease LIPIL and Enfamil AR LIPIL. downloaded. The IDHS also informed IFRA that soy-based and lactose-free products The USCIS recommends employers manufactured by Ross and Nestle will not be offered to WIC participants use the new Form I-9 immediately, after Feb. 1, 2008. Select therapeutic formulas (classified as "Exempt but indicates the old Form I-9 can Medical Formulas" by the FDA) will continue to be available for infants with be used until December 7, 2007. appropriate medical diagnoses. Employers are urged to begin Because WIC vouchers are printed three months in advance, WIC retailers using the new Form I-9 as soon as will need to carry Ross Products (Similac and Isomil) through the end of possible and certainly on or before January 2008. Beginning February 1, 2008, WIC will utilize the formulas from December 7, 2007, to avoid any Mead Johnson. You may wish to plan your future inventory according to potential compliance problems. these changes. Please call the Association office The rule of thumb for filling WIC orders remains the same: "ONLY if you would like to receive a hard ALLOW WHAT IS PRINTED ON THE FOOD INSTRUMENT." copy of Form I-9. If you have any questions, call IFRA at 1-630-627-8100 or toll free in Illinois at 1-800-624-6712. Card type indicator (color bar) Organ/tissue donor indicator Secretary of State Announces New Design for Driver's Licenses and State ID Cards he Office of the Illinois New Security Features Secretary of State will begin All licenses/cards include issuing newly designed driver's Expiration and several new security features that Guilloche T pattern issued dates licenses and state ID cards for persons improve their resistance to tampering of all ages. The new licenses/cards and fraudulent production. These include improved design and enhanced include kinetic movement and color- Date of birth - two locations security features aimed at preventing shifting designs, a UV feature, microtext, fraud or misuse and improving ease of and a laser feature that cannot be state's new First-Person Consent verification. duplicated utilizing standard techniques law, effective January 2006, makes a Illinois driver's licenses and ID cards often used in fraud attempts. person's wishes to be a donor legally were last redesigned in 1998. In 2000, binding. Witnesses or family consent the option of printing Social Security Back of Card is no longer required for donation to occur. numbers on licenses/cards was • The back of all state ID cards eliminated as an important security includes the text: "For Identification • Other items on the back of the measure to protect cardholders from Purposes Only, Not a License to licenses/cards remain the same, but identity theft. Drive." may be relocated. In 2005, the new Temporary Visitor • The writable surface for organ/tissue More detailed information along with Driver's License (TVDL) was donor witness signatures has been sample images of the new cards is implemented as a result of Public Act omitted on all licenses/cards. The available at www.cyberdriveillinois.com. 93-0752. At the same time, Illinois moved to a vertical design for Under 21 driver's licenses and ID cards as another step to prevent underage drinking and Save the Date reduce driver's license/ID card fraud. New Design Features NGA Annual Convention • Driver's licenses and state ID cards February 5-8, 2008, Paris Las Vegas Hotel have new colors across the top indi- cating the type of license/card: The 2008 NGA Convention will be held Tuesday, February 5, through Friday, — Red: Driver's Licenses and Com- February 8, 2008, at the Paris Las Vegas Hotel in Las Vegas. mercial Driver's Licenses NGA is offering a special group discount whereby every fifth registrant in the — Green: State ID cards group is free. If you plan on attending the NGA Convention, we encourage you — Purple: Temporary Visitor to do so through the IFRA group, so that you will receive a registration discount Driver's Licenses proportional to the number of IFRA registrants. • Other newly designed features aimed Please complete the enclosed NGA registration form in its entirety and mail or at increasing security are the ap- fax to IFRA as soon as possible. Do not send in any payment for the registration pearance of the ghost image of the fees at this time. When completing the registration form, please be sure to fill out photo and inclusion of the date of the section for "Hotel Information," and include your credit card number for the birth in two locations. required first night's deposit. IFRA will invoice you for the registration fee at a • Information on the front of the later date. licenses/cards is the same, but in some instances presented differently If you have any questions or need additional information, please call the IFRA to improve readability and ease of office. verification. ©Illinois Food Retailers Association/Page 2 Legislative Update by Rob Karr, IFRA Legislative Consultant The following Gas stations - gas stations must provide Smoke Free - Smoking is an overview refueling services to persons with in public places, places of new laws disabilities at no extra charge. This does of employment, and potentially not apply if there is only one person government vehicles is impacting the on duty. A sign, in a prominent location prohibited. Smoking is also prohibited retail industry clearly visible to customers, must be within 15 feet of entrances, exits, taking effect in 2008 that were passed posted by the gas station. The sign shall windows that open, and ventilation this year. The bills are divided into explain how to signal for assistance. intakes of public places. No smoking three segments according to their Public Act 95-0193 signs must be posted. Public Act 95- effective date. Those three segments 0017 are: January 1, 2008, June 1, 2008, and Gift certificates - As of January 1, July 1, 2008. We are providing you with no person shall sell a gift certificate In addition to the laws noted above this information to help you ensure that is subject to an expiration date taking effect January 1st, there are a few compliance. If you would like to take a earlier than five years after the date of more that take effect mid-year. They are: closer look at any of these Public Acts, issuance. Post-purchase fees that reduce you may do so at www.ilga.gov or by the amount on the gift certificate are LAWS TAKING EFFECT JUNE 1, contacting the IFRA office. prohibited. Public Act 95-0525 2008 Immigration #1 - It will be a civil Alcopops - No one may advertise, LAWS TAKING EFFECT rights violation for an employer promote, or market alcopop beverages JANUARY 1, 2008 participating in the Basic Pilot Program within 500 feet of schools, public for employment eligibility confirmation Building codes - establishes in the parks, amusement parks, and places of to refuse to hire, segregate, or act with worship. Public Act 95-0618 Illinois Counties Code and the Illinois respect to recruitment, tenure, privileges, Municipal Code that the building code or conditions of employment without Meth - Authorizes a pilot PSE purchase in effect when a construction permit is following procedures under the Basic database in Williamson County. Provides issued shall be the only building code Pilot Program under the U.S. Social some clarifications in Meth Precursor for the duration of the permit. Public Security Administration and the U.S. Control Act. Public Act 95-0640 Act 95-0512 Department of Employment Security. Wine shipment - Restricts the Public Act 95-0137 (NOTE: This Act Classification - provides that an shipment of wine from out-of-state is the subject of litigation between the individual performing services for a sources. In-state retailers are allowed to State and Federal governments). contractor is deemed to be an employee continue to ship and deliver. Public Act of the contractor unless certain Immigration #2- Employers are 95-0634 conditions are met. Public Act 95-0026 prohibited from enrolling in any Controlled Substances - a prescription Employment Eligibility Verification LAWS TAKING EFFECT JULY 1, monitoring program for Schedule III, System, including the Basic Pilot 2008 IV, and V controlled substances begins. Program, until the U.S. Social Security Mercury Products - No one may No fee shall be charted to prescribers Administration and the U.S. Department sell, offer to sell, or distribute certain or dispensers for access to the of Homeland Security databases are mercury-added products in Illinois.

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