US passes law requiring employers to use E-Verify to check immigrant's work status
17 January 2012
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From 1 January 2012, five states in the US have implemented new laws requiring employers to register for and use the federal E-Verify system to confirm that their immigrant employees are legally allowed to work in the US.Latest news
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It is a requirement that employers in Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, South Carolina and Tennessee use the E-Verify system. According to the US Department of Homeland Security, the E-Verify system is supposed to help prevent illegal immigrants from working in the US.
California passed legislation last October that overrides county, municipal, and other local government laws requiring employers to use E-Verify. Therefore participation in E-Verify is voluntary in California according to state law. The only time it is compulsory in California is under federal law for federal government departments.
In total, seventeen states in the US now have legislation that requires employers to use the E-Verify system in order to cut down on illegal workers.
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