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