Federal Contractors Now Required To Use E-Verify

Statement

Federal Contractors Now Required To Use E-Verify

On Tuesday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) finally implemented a rule requiring most federal contractors and subcontractors to use E-Verify, a successful and commonsense program which checks workers' names and Social Security numbers to confirm employment eligibility. The rule, which was delayed by the Administration three times, requires federal contractors to agree, through language inserted into their federal contracts, to use E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all persons hired during a contract term, and to confirm the employment eligibility of federal contractors and current employees who perform contract services for the federal government within the United States. Congressman Miller is pleased that this commonsense rule has gone into effect and will continue working in Congress to ensure the permanent reauthorization of the E-Verify system.