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Reminder: Employers must use E-Verify
Story Date: 10/26/2012
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Source: N.C. PORK COUNCIL, 10/25/12
In 2011, the North Carolina General Assembly passed House Bill 36 - "Employers and Local Government Must Use E-Verify." This new legislation requires local governments and private employers to utilize the federally created E-Verify system to verify the legal employment status of all new hires. Seventeen other states have already enacted similar legislation and many others are considering similar measures.
E-Verify is an internet based program that compares information from the job applicant's I-9 form to United States government records to determine if the applicant is eligible to work in the United States legally. There are no costs or fees associated with using the E-Verify program; it is free of charge.
House Bill 36 was drafted with staggered effective dates to allow smaller businesses a reasonable time period to come into compliance and begin to use the E-Verify system. The deadlines for the different sizes of private employers are below.
· October 1, 2012: Employers with 500 or more employees will be required to verify the legal employment status of all new hires by using the E-Verify system.
· January 1, 2013: Employers with 100-500 employees will be required to verify the legal employment status of all new hires by using the E-Verify system.
· July 1, 2013: Employers with 25-100 employees will be required to verify the legal employment status of all new hires by using the E-Verify system.
Private employers with 24 or fewer employees are exempt from the new regulation completely and will not be required to use E-Verify. The legislation also provides an exemption for temporary, seasonal employees, meaning that the E-Verify system does not have to be used by employers of any size when employing someone for fewer than 90 days over a consecutive twelve month period.
Employers must register online before they can begin to register any new hires through E-Verify. Employers can register at https://e-verify.uscis.gov/enroll/StartPage.aspx?JS=YES. If you have any questions about how to comply, please contact the E-Verify hotline at (888) 464-4218. (Reprinted from NCRLA)
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