E-Verify Requirement(Updated May 2016)

What is E-Verify?

The E-Verify program was created as a voluntary Internet-based pilot program to help employers verify the work authorization of new hires. It applies to U.S. citizens and noncitizens. Originally known as the Basic Pilot/Employment Eligibility Verification Program, the program was renamed E-Verify in 2007. The program is administered by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in partnership with the Social Security Administration.

What is required of federal contractors?

As of Sept. 8, 2009, federal contractors or subcontractors are required to use E-verify to determine employment eligibility of employees performing direct work on the contract and new hires. It applies to federal contracts that contain the Federal Acquisition Regulation E-Verify Clause. It exempts contracts of less than 120 days and valued at less than $100,000 and subcontracts valued at less than $3,000.

Table: States Requiring E-Verify

 

	State	Citation	Year	Applies to:
1	Alabama	H56	2011	All employers, public and private
2	Arizona	HB 2779 HB 2745	2007 2008	All employers, public and private
3	Colorado	HB 1343 SB139, SB193	2006 2008	All contractors with state contracts
4	Florida	Executive Order 11-02 Executive Order 11-116	2011 2011	State agencies, public employers and contractors
5	Georgia	SB 529 HB 2 SB 447 HB 87	2006 2009 2010 2011	Public employers, contractors, and subcontractors Private employers more than 10 employees (phase in)
6	Idaho	Executive Order	2009	State agencies and public employers
7	Indiana	SB 590	2011	State agencies, public employers and contractors
8	Louisiana	HB 342 HB 646	2011 2011	All state and local contractors Private employers requires to either use E-verify or check multiple forms of identification from the new hire.
9	Michigan			Only Oakland, Macomb, and Ingham counties require public employers to use E-Verify for all new employees. Additionally, country service contractors within Oakland county must use E-Verify.
10	Minnesota		2011	All contractors with state contract worth in excess of $50,000
11	Mississippi	SB 2988	2008	All employers, public and private
12	Missouri	HB 1549 HB 390	2008 2009	State agencies, public employers and contractors
13	Nebraska	L403	2009	State agencies, public employers and contractors
14	New York		2008	The village of Suffern, New York requires any new contractors with the village to use E-Verify for all new employees.
15	North Carolina	SB 1523 HB 36 HB 318	2006 2011 2015	All contractors. Public and private employers with more than 25 employees.
16	Oklahoma	HB 1804	2007	State agencies, public employers and contractors
17	Oregon			All county employers within Columbia County
18	Pennsylvania	SB 637	2011	State agencies, public employers and contractors with contracts of $25,000 or greater
19	South Carolina	HB 4400 SB 20	2008 2011	All employers, public and private
20	Tennessee	HB1378 SB 196	2011 2016	All private employers with more than 6 employees must use E-Verify for all new hires or use alternative methods to verify work authorization Under the new law, employers with 50 or more employees must enroll in and use the federal E-Verify program to verify the work authorization status of employees hired on or after January 1, 2017.
21	Texas	RP 80	2014	State agencies, public employers and contractors
22	Utah	SB 81 SB 39 HB 251 HB 116	2008 2009 2010 2011	Public employers, contractors, subcontractors Private employers with more than 15 employees
23	Virginia	H 737 HB 1859/SB 1049	2010 2011	State agencies, public employers and contractors with at least 50 employees and a contract worth at least $50,000
24	Washington			Washington does not have a statewide E-Verify requirement. However, there are several cities and counties that have enacted their own legislation to address E-Verify; these include the cities Hoqiuam, Kennewick, Yakima, and Lakewood, as well as Clark, Cowitz, Lewis, Pierce, and Whatcom counties

taken from http://www.verifiedperson.com/products_faqs_20.html

Illinois: Hotels and Motels Must Display Human Trafficking Poster

Posters Available

Under a new law in Illinois, effective July 1, 2017, the owner of a hotel or motel must post a notice informing the public and victims of human trafficking of telephone hotline numbers to seek help or report unlawful activity.

Background
Currently, specified businesses and other establishments must post such notice in English, Spanish, and in one other language that is the most widely spoken language in the county where the establishment is located and for which translation is mandated by the federal Voting Rights Act, as applicable. These include the following:

• On the premise consumption retailer licensees under the Liquor Control Act of 1934 where the sale of alcoholic liquor is the principal business carried on by the licensee at the premises and primary to the sale of food.
• Adult entertainment facilities
• Primary airports
• Intercity passenger rail or light rail stations
• Bus stations
• Truck Stops. For the purposes of this Act, “truck stop” means a privately-owned and operated facility that provides food, fuel, shower or other sanitary facilities, and lawful overnight truck parking.
• Emergency rooms within general acute care hospitals
• Urgent Care Centers
• Farm labor contractors
• Privately-operated job recruitment centers

The specified business or other establishment must post the notice in a conspicuous place near the public entrance of the establishment or in another conspicuous location in clear view of the public and employees where similar notices are customarily posted. Business or establishments that are required to display this poster that fail to comply with the requirements of this act is liable for a civil penalty of $500 for a first offense and $1,000 for each subsequent offense.

 

Note: This does not require a business or other establishment in a county where a language other than English or Spanish is the most widely spoken language to print the notice in more than one language in addition to English and Spanish.

New Law 
Beginning July 1, 2017, the owner of a hotel or motel must post a notice that complies with the law in a conspicuous and accessible place in or about the premises in clear view of the employees where similar notices are customarily posted.

For the convenience of our customers, All In One Poster Company is offering a laminated 11”x17” English and Spanish Bilingual Poster to help satisfy the posting requirement. You may view the poster by clicking HERE.

The Illinois Department of Human Services offers additional languages.

Click here to read the text of the new law. For more information on the Illinois Human Trafficking Resources Center Notice Act, please click here.

Public Act 099-0099