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Start+ Approvers: How to Keep a Crew Member's I-9 Verified When Rejecting an Offer

Learn how to keep a crew member's I-9 Form verified if you reject their offer.

Those with an Approver role in Start+ can Approve or Reject a crew member's offer, which includes important documents required by Cast & Crew and your studio/production, as well as a Form I-9.  

If an approver rejects an offer, they have the option to keep the crew member's I-9 Form in its “Pending Approval” or “Verified” status in Start+ even if their offer is rejected. This means the crew member doesn’t need to complete their I-9 again when they’re reapproving their offer and it allows the I-9 to continue in the process while the offer details are updated. 

How to Keep a Crew Member's I-9 Verified When Rejecting an Offer

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  1. Log in to Start+ and access your project.
  2. On the Approvals screen under the "Ready for Approval" tab, you'll see all the offers that are ready for you to review and approve or reject.
    Preserve I9 From a Rejected Offer (Time 0_00_00;24)
  3. When you click Reject on an offer, a window will display that allows you to select what you’d like to reject and add a note. 
    1. Offer EXCLUDING I-9: Preserves that I-9 Form in its “Pending Approval” or “Verified” state while the rest of the offer documents are rejected 
    2. Entire offer INCLUDING I-9: Rejects all documents, including the I-9 Form, back to the Hiring Manager to make corrections 
      Start+ Preserve I-9 on Rejected Offer
  4. Once you make a selection, add a note and click Submit.

  5. Now when you view all offers on the Manage Offers screen, you’ll see that the offer is rejected and the I-9 Form is in its current state.  
    Start+ Manage Forms with I9 Verfied on Rejected Offer

Whether the offer is approved or rejected, this option allows the crew member to fill out the I-9 Form only once and keeps studios/productions within the I-9 compliance rules by preserving the original timestamp intact on the form. 

If the I-9 Form is “Pending Approval,” the I-9 Reviewer can still review the I-9 on a rejected offer.