According to E-Verify, a law that goes into effect today, federal contractors and subcontractors must enroll in an electronic verification system to confirm the identity and employment status of employees. The law was first passed by Department of Homeland Security under the Bush Administration but has faced fierce opposition from small business. In fact, there have been four delays in a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to squash the bill.
So what do federal contractors need to know about E-Verify?
Why has the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Associated Builders and Contractors, the Society for Human Resource Management, and other labor-related associations opposed the implementation of E-Verify?
- They claim that it is too expensive to use and that its results are not accurate enough.
- They point to studies estimating that up to 40,000 federal contractor employees could be marked as illegal workers in the system due to mistakes.
- Though the program verifies documents, it does not actually verify identities.
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