Labor & Employment Law

May 21, 2009 - The New Effective Date for Federal Contractors and E-Verify

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that Federal Contractors must begin using its E-Verify system beginning on May 21, 2009, to verify employees’ eligibility to legally work in the United States.

This rule requires federal contractors to agree, through language in their federal contracts, to use E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all persons hired during a contract term, and to confirm the employment eligibility of federal contractors’ current employees who perform contract services for the federal government within the United States.

Companies awarded a contract with the federal government will be required to enroll in E-Verify within 30 days of the contract award date and begin using the E-Verify system to confirm that all of their new hires and their employees working on federal contracts are authorized to legally work in the United States.

For information regarding this announcement follow this link:

USCIS Latest Announcement on E-Verify

For more information on the USCIS website regarding the E-Verify Rule:

Federal Contractors and E-Verify

Full post as published by Strategic HR Lawyer on February 03, 2009 (boomark / email).