Immigration Law

WHO WILL BE COVERED BY E-VERIFY EXECUTIVE ORDER

By Greg Siskind

When I posted immediately after the release of the President's Executive Order requiring federal contractors to use E-Verify, I guessed that health care institutions that took Medicare and universities that participated in the federal student loan program would be covered. The proposed regulations, however, are more specific in stating that the order only applies to acquisition contracts and not all contracts. Procurement contracts involving goods and services are clearly covered, but I don't think Medicare a student loans would trigger the requirement, based on my reading. That does not mean health care employers and universities are off the hook, however. Many of them have contracts to provide services to federal employees. For example, if a hospital treats federal employees or their families under a provider contract, that might be covered. And universities accepting federal funds for research projects might be covered. Universities are nervous about the new rule as seen from this article in the Chronicle of Higher Education.

Full post as published by Greg Siskind's Blog on June 17, 2008 (boomark / email).