Labor & Employment Law

E-Verify Picking Up Steam

The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently issued a Fact Sheet Discussing the E-verify system - an internet based system established between the Department of Homeland Security and the Social Security Administration that is intended to help employers verify the employment eligibility of workers.

The basic idea of the system is for employers to be able to verify the information contained in documents submitted for I-9 purposes.  It recently added the ability to verify photographs as well. 

While participation is now voluntary, employers will need to register for the program in order to use it.  In addition, it's possible that all government contracts will need to use it some day.

Full post as published by Strategic HR Lawyer on October 02, 2007 (boomark / email).