e-Verify Expansion - An Executive Order
President Bush issued an executive order June 6, 2008, requiring all contractors doing business with the Federal Government to immediately begin utilizing the Department of Homeland Security-operated e-Verify system to verify the employment eligibility of all new hires. This order equally covers defense contractors, computer professionals, and the firms providing janitorial and cafeteria services to the US government.
e-Verify, jointly developed by DHS and the Social Security Administration, is a free Internet-based system that allows enrolled employers to confirm the legal status of new hires, typically instantaneously. HomeWork Solutions, the nation's leading provider of nanny payroll and nanny tax compliance services, recently announced an optional e-Verify verification service for its client's newly hired workers. HWS is the first "nanny tax" service to enroll as an e-Verify designated agent, allowing the firm to facilitate e-Verify compliance for its clients.
Meanwhile, on Capitol Hill, lawmakers are pondering an e-Verify compliance mandate applying to all US employers. The idea of e-Verify enjoys broad bi-partisan support. The devil, however, is in the details. There is some question as to which government agency - DHS or SSA - is better able to protect the privacy of the worker's data. Others question the timeliness and accuracy of results, and whether eligible employees will be rejected due to database errors.
Jonathan Scharfen, acting director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, testified yesterday before Congress and stated "E-Verify is the best available tool for employers to gain quick and easy verification information for their new hires." He reports that 99.5 percent of all people authorized to work are verified immediately. This is a substantial improvement over the 90% rate found in audits last year, with the improvement attributed to better access to databases.
In the last year, the states of Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina and Utah have passed laws requiring companies in their states to confirm employment eligibility with E-Verify.
Link to HomeWork Solutions' June 1, 2008 e-Verify Service Announcement.
e-Verify, jointly developed by DHS and the Social Security Administration, is a free Internet-based system that allows enrolled employers to confirm the legal status of new hires, typically instantaneously. HomeWork Solutions, the nation's leading provider of nanny payroll and nanny tax compliance services, recently announced an optional e-Verify verification service for its client's newly hired workers. HWS is the first "nanny tax" service to enroll as an e-Verify designated agent, allowing the firm to facilitate e-Verify compliance for its clients.
Meanwhile, on Capitol Hill, lawmakers are pondering an e-Verify compliance mandate applying to all US employers. The idea of e-Verify enjoys broad bi-partisan support. The devil, however, is in the details. There is some question as to which government agency - DHS or SSA - is better able to protect the privacy of the worker's data. Others question the timeliness and accuracy of results, and whether eligible employees will be rejected due to database errors.
Jonathan Scharfen, acting director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, testified yesterday before Congress and stated "E-Verify is the best available tool for employers to gain quick and easy verification information for their new hires." He reports that 99.5 percent of all people authorized to work are verified immediately. This is a substantial improvement over the 90% rate found in audits last year, with the improvement attributed to better access to databases.
In the last year, the states of Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina and Utah have passed laws requiring companies in their states to confirm employment eligibility with E-Verify.
Link to HomeWork Solutions' June 1, 2008 e-Verify Service Announcement.
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