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E-Verify - Information for Employers |
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E-Verify (formerly the Basic Pilot/Employment Eligibility Verification Program) is an online system operated jointly by the Department of Homeland Security and the Social Security Administration (SSA). Participating employers can check the employment eligibility of new hires online by comparing information from an employee's Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, against SSA and Department of Homeland Security databases.
For Employers E-Verify is a voluntary program for employers, with limited exceptions. Companies can access E-Verify online and compare an employee’s Form I-9 information with records in the SSA database, and records in Department of Homeland Security immigration databases.
For Federal Contract Employers Federal contractors and subcontractors are required to use E-Verify as of September 8, 2009. Executive Order 12989 mandates the electronic verification of all employees working on any federal contract. Exceptions to the requirement to use E-Verify for all new hires The exceptions apply to institutions of higher learning, state and local governments, governments of federally recognized Indian tribes and for sureties performing under a takeover agreement with a federal agency. Under the rule, such entities may choose to only use E-Verify on new and existing employees assigned to the covered federal contract. In general, the regulation applies only to certain federal contracts awarded on or after September 8, 2009; it does not apply to federal grants or cooperation agreements as these arrangements are not governed by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). Detailed information about E-Verify can be found at http://www.nilc.org/immsemplymnt/ircaempverif/e-verify-FAR-summary-2009-08-31.pdf .
9/2/09 USCIS E-Verify FAQs http://www.uscis.gov/files/article/FAR_FAQ_13nov08.pdf
Only federal contracts of over $100,000 are covered and only the employees actually working on that contract must be covered by E-verify, not the whole institution of higher education. See # 13 and 20 in the USCIS FAQ. Resources:
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