Thread: E-VERIFY PROPOSED RULE ANSWERS SOME QUESTIONS

Just got my hands on the proposed rule implementing the President's E-Verify Executive Order (thanks Naomi). A couple of items of note:

- normally, employers may only enter new employees in E-Verify; however, the proposed rule requires contractors to verify existing employees working on the government contract

- only contracts involving more than $3000 will trigger the E-Verify requirement

- subcontractors with contracts worth more than $3000 will be covered

- employers will have 30 days to enroll in E-Verify after signing a contract with the E-Verify clause in it

- agencies will have to include the E-Verify clause on any contracts awarded or solicitations issued after the rule takes effect

- the head of an agency has the power to waive the requirement

Here is the proposed rule - Download proposed_contractor_regulation.pdf

http://blogs.ilw.com/gregsiskind/2008/0 ... ropos.html

Is their anyway to keep track of contractors that work with the federal govt. that are using E-verify and the ones that are still holding out? Because Im sure that there will be holdouts from some contractors that don't want to get caught.

Originally Posted by 93camaro

Is their anyway to keep track of contractors that work with the federal govt. that are using E-verify and the ones that are still holding out? Because Im sure that there will be holdouts from some contractors that don't want to get caught.

It won't matter as long as they don't do any work for the government. All contractors want to do work for the government, so they will drop the illegal aliens fast.

ACTION ALERT! Senate legislation would expand and improve E-Verify program!
http://capwiz.com/caps/issues/alert/?alertid=11483721
S. 3093 (E-Verify)- Electronic Employment Verification Reauthorization Act of 2008 (Introduced in Senate)
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?c ... 110QYsFM7::
U.S. Sen. Grassley (Iowa) : Works to Give Employers a Better Tool to Verify Work Eligibility of Employees
http://www.iowapolitics.com/index.iml?Article=128035
In the above article, summarizing the bill, it states: Gives employers the option to verify the status of all employees, not just new hires.
Editor: Verifying the status of all employees, should not be an option, it should be mandatory. We should lobby to make verification of all employees mandatory!!