After months of joint litigation by both business and labor, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced plans to implement the rule requiring federal agency contracts and subcontracts to include a provision mandating the use of E-Verify.

Si su empleador utiliza la Verificación Electrónica para comprobar la identidad y elegibilidad al trabajo de los empleados, necesita estar al tanto de lo siguiente.

In a precedent-setting settlement with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Berkeley’s Pacific Steel Casting Company (Pacific Steel) has agreed to reinstate employees and pay employees for any wages and benefits lost who were terminated as a result of Pacific Steel’s unlawful entry into the E-Verify Program.

E-Verify is a computer program that requires your employer to check your identity and work authorization information against the electronic records of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Social Security Administration (SSA).

Some employers use the E-Verify program to confirm workers’ eligibility to work in the US. E-Verify is voluntary for employers, except in limited circumstances where use of the program is required, such as for federal contractors.

Due to the federal government shutdown, E-Verify, the electronic employment eligibility program run by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), is suspended until funding is restored. This means that employers will not be able to verify employees’ eligibility to work using E-Verify during this time.