Colleges and Universities with Federal Contracts must Learn E-Verify

by Tom Ahearn October 28, 2009
The University of California (UC) and other institutions of higher education that hold federal contracts are now required to use the government’s E-Verify system to verify the employment eligibility of new hires and existing employees assigned to covered federal contracts or subcontracts, this according to a Human Resources and Benefits page on the UC website. Since the federal rule requiring federal contractors and subcontractors to use the E-Verify system to verify their employee... [More]

Employers Should Prepare for Mandatory E-Verify

by Tom Ahearn October 26, 2009
A special report in The Miami Herald, "Employers: Get ready for E-Verify," advises employers to start preparing for new immigration enforcement policies under the Obama administration, which include making E-Verify – the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) voluntary Internet-based employment verification system – mandatory for all employers in the United States. The E-Verify program is quickly gaining popularity among legislators, according to the Miami... [More]

E-Verify Program Gets Three Year Extension from Senate

by Tom Ahearn October 22, 2009
The Arizona Republic reports that E-Verify appears likely to be extended after the Senate opted to maintain the program for three more years as part of a $44 billion funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which President Obama is expected to sign into law. E-Verify, a federal program that allows employers to check if new hires are U.S. citizens or legal residents with permission to work in the U.S., uses the Internet to check databases maintained by the Social Securi... [More]

E-Verify Program Given Three-Year Extension

by Tom Ahearn October 16, 2009
According to a report from Workforce Management, the U.S. House of Representatives has approved a homeland security funding bill that would extend E-Verify, the government-run electronic employment verification system, for three years. The provision to extend E-Verify for three years was included in a $42.8 billion appropriations measure the House approved that would fund the Department of Homeland Security for the next fiscal year. The bill, which is expected to be approved by the Senat... [More]

WA County Implementing E-Verify Worker Eligibility System

by Tom Ahearn October 15, 2009
As reported by TacomaWeekly.com, Pierce County in Washington state is participating in E-Verify beginning October 6 in order to ensure that those who work for the county are lawfully able to do so. Effective October 6, applicants for county jobs are screened using E-Verify, a federal Internet database that instantly confirms whether or not job applicants have documents establishing their eligibility to work in the United States, and most businesses seeking t... [More]
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