by Nick Fishman

This E-Verify update comes us from our good friends at Greenberg Traurig. Evidently, the federal government is getting ready to mandate the use of E-Verify for all federal contractors.  You might recall that E-Verify (formerly known as the “Basic Pilot Program” is designed to allow employers to confirm employment eligibility and right to work status.  See excerpt from their alert below:

Major changes are on the way for federal contractors, who will soon be required to use
the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) E-Verify system to electronically verify
the employment eligibility of many of their employees. Although Congress is in the
process of evaluating the integrity and future of the E-Verify Program as it considers
reauthorizing the program, the Administration pushed on with its enforcement agenda.

On Friday, June 6, President Bush issued an executive order that will require all federal
contractors to use the E-Verify employment verification system once they enter into a
contract with an Executive Department or Agency. Also, on June 9, DHS Secretary
Chertoff announced that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) had completed
review of a rule-making that will amend the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) to
impose the same requirement on all federal contractors. While it is not unusual for
federal contractors to be held to different or higher standards than other U.S.
employers, this is a major development and will have significant effects on federal
contractors. This GT Alert discusses some of the issues raised by the executive order. A
future Alert will discuss the new rule once it is published.

Read the full article here:

GT Alert on E-Verify

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