Immigration Alert: Mandatory Use of E-VERIFY by Government Contractors Postponed Again
4/23/2009
The Federal Acquisitions Regulatory Council has postponed the implementation date for the mandatory use of the E-Verify system by most federal contractors until June 30, 2009.
As explained in our previous Client Alert issued November 14, 2008, the new regulation will require certain contractors and subcontractors to enroll in and use E-Verify to check the employment eligibility of all new employees and those existing employees who are working under the federal contract. The
E-Verify system does not replace the mandatory I-9 verification process, but rather supplements this obligation.
The purpose of the delay in the implementation is to afford the government additional opportunity to review its own rule and its applicability to federal contractors and subcontractors.
For additional information on the E-Verify system, see Mintz Levin’s podcast on E-Verify.
For assistance in this area, please contact one of the attorneys listed below or any member of your Mintz Levin client service team.
Susan J. Cohen
Chair‚ Immigration Section
(617) 348-4468
SCohen@mintz.com
Jeffrey W. Goldman
Manager‚ Immigration Section
(617) 348-3025
JGoldman@mintz.com
Reena I. Thadhani
(617) 348-3091
RThadhani@mintz.com
Molly Carey
(617) 348-4461
MCarey@mintz.com
William L. Coffman
(617) 348-1890
WCoffman@mintz.com
Brian J. Coughlin
(617) 348-1685
BJCoughlin@mintz.com
Lorne M. Fienberg
(617) 348-3010
LFienberg@mintz.com
Marisa C. Howe
(617) 348-1761
MHowe@mintz.com
Bethany S. Mandell
(617) 348-4403
BSMandell@mintz.com
Timothy P. Rempe
(617) 348-1621
TRempe@mintz.com
