Comments on: I-9s & E-Verify: (Almost) everything you need to know

By: Yves

Yves — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 03:13:00 +0000

Is there a way to obtain the list of companies under e-verify?

By: Jim Giuliano

Jim Giuliano — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:11:40 +0000

To Carol and Stacy:
Just to clarify, E-verify is in fact set to lose funding in November. However, what Congress does is anyone’s guess. In fact, there are bills being introduced (and which we’re watching) that would extend funding for E-verify. The bottom line is, I think, we won’t know what’s going to happen in November until November.

Jim Giuliano
Managing Editor
HR Morning

By: Kathy

Kathy — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:29:41 +0000

In response to Wendy – the employees need not be fired it they go to the SSA office and get it straightened out. In fact, if the employee contests, they should be allowed to continue to work until the matter is resolved. I agree, it will be inevitable that some people will come back as tentative nonconfirmed that are actually authorized workers, but there is no fool-proof system. It will be a hassle, but if in fact the person has a valid SS#, it should be resolved and he will not lose his job.

By: Kim

Kim — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:25:14 +0000

It is my understanding that our Governor in Illinois has made it illegal or unconstitutinal for us to use everify. Is this still the case?

By: Myrna Keitges

Myrna Keitges — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:03:59 +0000

I have an issue with requirement #3 of E-verifty, as the instructions on the I-9 clearly state that the employer cannot specofy which documents employees provide. Is this not a conflict with the regulations?

By: Stacy

Stacy — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:59:11 +0000

With the recent news that the funding for the e-verify system is not being renewed on November 30th, this story is somewhat irrelevant.

By: Carol

Carol — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:49:39 +0000

This week, during consideration of the 2009 spending bill for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the House Appropriations Committee decided not to extend the “E-Verify” program for 10 years beyond the program’s November 30 expiration date.

During the past two years, nine states have enacted laws requiring certain employers to use E-Verify in confirming the work eligibility of new hires. If Congress fails to reauthorize the program — or substitute an alternative verification system — before the November 30 deadline, many of these state mandates may become null and void.

By: Wendy Weinbaum

Wendy Weinbaum — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:43:00 +0000

Just like when the Feds implemented the NIC background checks for buying guns, and thousands of innocent people were denied the right to buy a gun because their name was similar to that of a felon, so too a lot of hapless citizens will be fired here, I’ll wager. All because of database errors and false-positive “matches”.