The number of companies using E-Verify in Florida is increasing. From the story:
Hundreds of companies and institutions in Central Florida — ranging from Westgate Resorts and Dunkin Donuts shops to St. Cloud government and Orange County Public Schools — have joined the program. They include businesses in the hospitality, restaurant and construction industries, where many undocumented immigrants have found employment.
Former U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo has filed a ballot proposal that would force the 2011 Colorado Legislature to pass a law requiring businesses to use a federal program to check the immigration status of all newly hired workers:
"The state legislature shall follow the Arizona law as closely as allowed by the Colorado state constitution," the Colorado proposal reads. "The state legislature shall include provisions for penalties and fines, responsibilities for enforcement and audit, timetables for phase-in of the law over three years for companies with fewer than 50 employees, and prohibitions on the use of independent contractors to intentionally avoid compliance with the law."
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that the Office of Management and Budget has extended its approval of Form I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification) to August 31, 2012. Consequently, USCIS has amended the form to reflect a new revision date of August 7, 2009.
Employers may use the Form I-9 with the revision date of either August 7, 2009 or February 2, 2009. The revision dates are located on the bottom right-hand portion of the form.
Our clients can obtain the new version of Form I-9 and “Handbook for Employers” by logging in and visiting the Document Library. Form I-9 is also downloadable from our home page.
The federal District Court in Maryland has approved the requirement that all federal contractors enroll in E-Verify. With the implementation date just a couple of weeks away, you should contact us immediately if you are a federal contractor, subcontractor or plan to seek federal contracts.
The rule is scheduled to go into effect on September 8, 2009. Once in effect, federal contractors must enroll in E-Verify within 30 calendar days after being awarding a covered contract. Most contractors must then start using E-Verify within 90 days from the date of E-Verify enrollment.
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Macomb will require firms doing more than $20,000 in business with the county to enroll in the federal employment eligibility program:
Macomb will soon become the first county in Michigan to weed out illegal aliens from its work force and from the rank and file of its vendors and contractors.
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