The clients of iWerks, a recently opened North Kansas City-based business incubator, now have in-house access to Spencer Fane LLP as a legal resource. Spencer Fane and iWerks have announced a strategic partnership, which includes Spencer Fane’s attorneys holding routine office hours at the incubator and offering presentations on legal topics that are critical to growing businesses. “Our cooperation with Spencer Fane and the presence of these attorneys on our…

Small business owners should take a look at which version of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, they are using. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has released a new version of Form I-9, dated Nov. 14, 2016. Employers should be prepared to use the revised form by Jan. 22, 2017. Form I-9 is used to verify the identity and employment authorization of all new hires in the U.S. The new…