On September 8, 2009, the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) rule mandating E-Verify use by certain federal contractors and subcontractors became effective. The E-Verify program, a partnership of the DHS and the Social Security Administration (SSA), is an internet-based system that allows employers to electronically verify the employment eligibility of newly hired employees, regardless of [...]

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (‘ICE’) has launched a new effort to audit the Form I-9 employment eligibility verification records of businesses nationwide. According to the Los Angeles Times, ICE issued audit notices to more than 650 businesses around the nation on July 1, 2009.

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.

On April 22, 2009,  House Bill 2028 was introduced by U.S. Representatives Sam Johnson (R-TX) and Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ).  H.R. 2028, the New Employee Verification Act (NEVA), would replace the government’s current E-Verify program with the Electronic Employment Verification System (EEVS).  The E-Verify program, a partnership of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the [...]

Mandatory use of E-Verify delayed further: Mandatory use of the controversial employment eligibility tool, E-Verify, by Federal contractors and subcontractors has been delayed until May 21, 2009.  E-Verify is an internet based system for verifying employment eligibility.

New I-9 Form use delayed: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced last friday that it has delayed by 60 days, until April 3, 2009, the implementation of an interim final rule entitled “Documents Acceptable for Employment Eligibility Verification.”  The new I-9 form, originally scheduled for implementation today, February 2, 2009, should not be used for employment [...]