E-Verify Must Be Used By Federal Contractors for All Employees or Risk Debarrment and Penalties
Federal Contractors must be aware of there responsibilities around E-Verify. E-Verify is an Internet-based system operated by Department of Homeland Security (DHS/U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in partnership with the Social Security Administration (SSA). E-Verify is currently free to employers and is available in all 50 states. E-Verify provides an automated link to federal databases to help employers determine employment eligibility of new hires and the validity of their Social Security numbers.
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FAQs On The E-Verify Process
What is E-Verify and how do companies use it? E-Verify is an Internet-based system operated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) that allows employers to verify the employment eligibility of their employees, regardless of citizenship. Based on the information provided by the employee on his or her Form I-9, E-Verify checks this information electronically against records contained in DHS and Social Security Administration (SSA) databases.
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http://www.alaska.edu/hr/procedures/PDF/personnel.reference.everify_faq.pdf
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Good News For Employers: E-Verify To Add Self-Check System for Workers?
Is self checking E-Verify good news for employers? As reported by the Washington Times, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) could possibly plan to add a self-check system so workers can pre-screen themselves with E-Verify, the electronic database used on a voluntary basis by some employers to screen the employment eligibility of their prospective employees.
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Is E-Verify Between A Rock And A Hard Place?
Is E-Verify meeting all of its expectations? As of this writing, the Department of Homeland Security [DHS] has made the E-Verify program mandatory for most federal contractors [effective 9/8/2009.] It has also been a voluntary program for all employers since 1997, which DHS is now utilizing aggressively, along with other enforcement measures.
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http://www.ilw.com/articles/2009,1208-krasnogor.shtm
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ICE announce New Campaign to Recognize Employers Committed to Maintaining a Legal Workforce
Employers wanting to do the right thing. WASHINGTON-Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today was joined by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Assistant Secretary John Morton and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Alejandro Mayorkas to announce the new “I E-Verify” campaign to recognize the approximately 170,000 businesses nationwide that seek to maintain legal workforces by using E-Verify-DHS’ online system to verify employment eligibility of new hires.
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http://www.ice.gov/pi/nr/0911/091119washingtondc.htm
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Is E-Verify Working Smoothly For Employers?
What’s your impression of E-Verify as an employer? E-Verify is a free Web-based system operated by the Department of Homeland Security and the Social Security Administration that compares information from the employment eligibility verification form, the I-9, against federal government databases to verify workers’ employment eligibility.
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http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/nov/03/e-verify-working-smoothly/?business
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College Campuses Are Participating In The E-Verify Program
College and universities are participating in the E-Verify Program. This new part of the campus employment verification process will ONLY affect employees who work directly on a federal contract or subcontract that requires the use of E-Verify. The new regulations apply to academic, staff, and student employees.
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http://www.ucsc.edu/news_events/messages/text.asp?pid=3318
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Get ready for E-Verify Its Gaining In Popularity
E-Verify is showing new life. While the system, in its current state, has been highly criticized by some experts as flawed, the program is quickly gaining popularity among legislators and could soon become mandatory for every employer in the U.S.
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http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/1299177.html
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New Rules For Prime Contractors and Subcontractors Effecting E-Verify Is Now in Place
The rule requires the insertion of a new clause in certain federal contracts and subcontracts. Prime contracts below the simplified acquisition threshold of $100,000 and those with performance terms of less than 120 days are excluded. The clause requires the contractor to use E-Verify to confirm employment eligibility of all new employees hired during the contract term and all current employees assigned to work on a federal job within the U.S. It also allows, but does not require, the federal contractor to use E-Verify to confirm eligibility of all employees, regardless of whether they are assigned to work on a federal job. Currently, use of E-Verify to confirm anyone other than a new hire (including applicants and current employees) is prohibited.
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http://newsletters.agc.org/specialtynews/2009/10/09/e-verify-rule-now-in-effect/
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“Top 10” Things Employers Need To Know About I-9/E-Verify Compliance
Immigration Compliance effects every employer and company so know your responsibilities. Employers have many questions about I‐9 Form/E-Verify compliance and how a paperless Web-based I‐9 Form/E-Verify system solution can improve the efficiency of a company’s employment eligibility verification program by reducing risk, eliminating errors, maintaining compliance, and ensuring jobs for legal workers. Here are the “Top 10” things employers need to know about I-9/E-Verify compliance.
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