E-Verify Unveils New Website Look to Commemorate Half a Million Employers Enrolled

To commemorate reaching a significant milestone of 500,000 employers enrolled in the E-Verify electronic employment eligibility verification system at the end of 2013, the E-Verify website has unveiled a brand new look with more simple language and easy-to-follow graphics. To see the new look E-Verify website, visit http://www.uscis.gov/e-verify. To read a press release, visit http://www.uscis.gov/news/news-releases/half-million-companies-now-participate-e-verify-0.

USCIS Schedules Free E-Verify and Form I-9 Webinar in Spanish for January 22

On Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at 1:00 PM EST, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will present a free live webinar for Spanish speaking employers so they can learn about E-Verify and the Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification process in their native language. To attend this webinar, please visit https://connect16.uc.att.com/EventEntry/Websites/?VaccId=uscis&ExEventID=86861068.

E-Verify Available to Employers Following End of Government Shutdown

The E-Verify employment eligibility verification system – unavailable since the federal government shutdown began on October 1, 2013 – has resumed operations following the ending of the shutdown and all features and services are now available, according to a bulletin from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) at http://content.govdelivery.com/bulletins/gd/USDHSCIS-900f6d.

Government Shutdown Making Employers in States with E-Verify Laws Nervous to Hire New Workers

Employers in states such as Arizona, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina, and North Carolina with mandatory E-Verify usage laws for most or all businesses are nervous about hiring new workers since the electronic employment eligibility verification system became unavailable due to the federal government shutdown that began October 1, 2013, according to a report from…

Government Shutdown Means Federal E-Verify Employment Eligibility Verification System Unavailable

The E-Verify electronic employment eligibility verification system is currently unavailable due to the federal government shutdown that began today, October 1, 2013, according to an alert on the E-Verify page of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) website. The complete alert about the E-Verify unavailability is available at https://e-verify.uscis.gov/emp/vislogin.aspx?JS=YES.

ICE Cracks Down on Form I-9 Compliance by Handing Notices of Inspection to 1000 Businesses

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has launched its latest crackdown on Form I-9 compliance and the hiring illegal workers by handing a Notice of Inspection (NOI) to approximately 1,000 businesses in the past few weeks, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) available at http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324755104579071331936331534.html.