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2010 Budget Includes $110 Million For E-Verify

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The Obama administration has requested $110 million to continue expanding the E-Verify system which is an electronic employment eligibility verification system.  E-Verify helps U.S. employers comply with immigration law and ensures that U.S. jobs are available to U.S. citizens and those authorized to work in the United States.

The Office of Management and Budget released the president’s budget, titled “ A New Era of Responsibility.”

  • Read about the E-Verify budget information here (page 2).

E-Verify Under Review

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Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano issued a directive to measure employer compliance and participation with the Department’s E-Verify program and ways that Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has worked both to reduce false negatives in order to protect the rights of Americans and to strengthen the system against identity fraud.

Read the Testimony of Secretary Janet Napolitano before the House Committee on Homeland Security, “DHS: The Path Forward” here.  (Release Date: February 25, 2009)

Employee Screening Articles For October

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In case you missed any of our employee screening articles for October, here’s a quick recap:

Sex Offenders and Halloween Safety Tips- Part 2

Sex Offenders and Halloween Safety Tips

Pre-Employment Drug Testing For Teachers

Background Checks For The Education Industry

Background Checks For Temporary Employees

Do You Have a Sex Offender Working For You?

Immigration Crackdown – HR Director Indicted

Drug-Free Work Week

Why Gaps In Employment Are A Red Flag

$100 Million For E-Verify

Hiring For Hotels: Why Screening Is Essential

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$100 Million For E-Verify

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On September 30, 2008, President Bush signed a spending bill (H.R. 2638) which includes $100 million in funding for the E-Verify Program until March 6, 2009.

E-Verify is an online system operated jointly by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Social Security Administration (SSA). Participating employers can check the work status of new hires online by comparing information from an employee’s I-9 form against SSA and Department of Homeland Security databases.

The E-Verify program was scheduled to sunset at the end of November 2008 if it was not extended or reauthorized. The Department of Homeland Security’s Appropriations bill allocated $100 million and 255 positions for E-Verify.

E-Verify still remains a voluntary program even though some states, including Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Minnesota, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina and most recently Missouri have all mandated its use in some form.

With this funding, I expect there will be a push for more states to mandate it’s use even though it’s not a perfect system.

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