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Effective Date of New Rule Mandating E-Verify use by Certain Federal Contractors has been delayed until September 8, 2009
By: Russell Lawson. This was posted Tuesday, June 9th, 2009
Loading ...The Department of Homeland Security announced on June 3, 2009 that the effective date of the new rule mandating E-Verify use by certain federal contractors and subcontractors has been delayed again. After several delays, the effective date is now scheduled for September 8, 2009. The rule will only affect federal contractors who are awarded a new contract after May 21, 2009 that includes the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) E-Verify clause (73 FR 67704).
As of September 2008, 31,000 employers have voluntarily enrolled in the program. On June 6, 2008, President Bush issued Executive Order 13465 “Economy and Efficiency in Government Procurement through Compliance with Certain Immigration and Nationality Act Provisions and the Use of an Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification System,” This Executive order provides that “executive departments and agencies that enter into contracts shall require, as a condition of each contract, that the contractor agree to use an electronic employment eligibility verification system designated by the Secretary of Homeland Security to verify the employment of: (i) all persons hired during the contract term by the contractor to perform employment duties within the United States; and (ii) all persons assigned by the contractor to perform work within the United States on the federal contract.”
The final rule was to be effective as of January 15, 2009. However, as mentioned above, the effective date of the new rule has been delayed several times and will now be effective September 8, 2009.
All employers, whether Federal Contractors or not, may enroll for E-Verify online at www.dhs.gov/E-Verify.
Tags: Department of Homeland Security, DHS, E-verify, Executive Order 13465, I-9, I-9 compliance, I-9 Form, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, USCIS
