The US Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) reported yesterday that the implementation of the final rule requiring federal contractors and subcontractors to begin using its E-Verify system has been postponed to September 8, 2009. The rule was first published on November 14, 2008 in the Federal Register requiring federal contractors and sub-contractors to agree to electronically verify the employment eligibility of their employees.
E-Verify is a system that uses a nationwide database to enable employers to check the immigration status of new employees to determine whether or not they are authorized to work in the United States.
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