E-Verify

E-Verify is a federal, Internet-based system used to determine whether an employee is lawfully able to work in the United States.  The system is managed by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and works by comparing employment eligibility data collected on I-9 forms with records maintained by the U.S. Social Security Administration and the Department of Homeland Security.

The use of E-Verify is voluntary at the national level unless you are a federal contractor; however, many states have enacted laws mandating or limiting the system’s use.  These laws range from mandatory E-Verify use by all companies in Alabama, to the prohibition of mandatory E-Verify ordinances in state municipalities in California.  State legislation most frequently addresses use of E-Verify for government employers, contractors, and subcontractors.
Continue Reading Texas Law Requiring E-Verify For State Agencies to Take Effect September 1, 2015

Starting January 1, 2015, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will start purging the E-Verify records of employers that are 10 years old or more. This initiative is in accordance with the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) records retention and disposal requirements which mandate that USCIS dispose of E-Verify records after 10 years.

In response to the NARA records retention requirements, USCIS has put in place a process that will allow employers to download a “Historical Records Report” to capture E-Verify records created on or before December 31, 2004.
Continue Reading USCIS to Purge 10-Year Old E-Verify Records