Immigration Law

Federal Contractors Required to Use E-Verify Beginning Sept. 8, 2009

By John Combs

Effective Sept. 8, 2009, federal contractors and subcontractors are required to use the E-Verify system to verify their employees? eligibility to work in the United States if their contract includes the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) E-Verify Clause.  E-Verify compares information from the Employment Eligibility Verification Form (I-9) against Social Security Administration databases to verify workers? employment eligibility

The Federal Acquisition Rule; Case 2007-013; Employment Eligibility Verification extends use of the E-Verify system to covered federal contractors and subcontractors, including those who receive American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds.  Applicable federal contracts awarded and solicitations issued after Sept. 8 will include a clause committing government contractors to use E-Verify. 

Companies awarded a contract with the E-Verify clause on or after Sept. 8 will be required to enroll in E-Verify within 30 days of the contract award date.  E-Verify must be used to confirm that all new hires, whether employed on a federal contract or not, and existing employees directly working on these contracts are legally authorized to work in the United States. 

More information on the program is available on the "E-Verify" Web site link:  www.dhs.gov/e-verify

Full post as published by Immigration Law for Employers on September 01, 2009 (boomark / email).