E-Verify Statistics for 2012-2013
These statistics are based on E-Verify cases in Fiscal Year 2012. All figures are expressed as a percentage of the total number of cases submitted. Percentages may not appear to sum due to rounding Most employees are automatically confirmed as work authorized. 98.65 percent of employees are automatically confirmed as authorized to work (“work authorized”) either […]
E-verify to use Idaho DMV records with RIDE
Beginning July 14, 2013 Idaho is the newest state to join the Records and Information from DMVs for E-Verify (RIDE) Program. RIDE helps to reduce document fraud and boosts the accuracy of E-Verify employment verifications. On June 13, 2011, USCIS launched RIDE. This feature allows the E-Verify Program to validate the authenticity of driver’s licenses presented by […]
USCIS Enhances E-Verify’s Capability to Directly Notify Employees of an Information Mismatch
USCIS is announcing its latest customer service enhancement to E-Verify that will allow direct notification to employees. Currently, if there is a record mismatch that needs to be resolved before the employee can be confirmed as work authorized, a Tentative Nonconfirmation (TNC) is issued to the employer, who must then contact the affected employee. Now, […]
Justice Department Settles Immigration-related Discrimination Claim Against Alabama Employment Agency
The Justice Department today reached an agreement with an Alabama employment agency based in Birmingham, Ala., resolving claims that the employment agency violated the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). The department’s independent investigation was initiated based on evidence uncovered during the investigation of a related retaliation charge filed against the agency. The […]
Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Rhode Island Company to Resolve Immigration-related Unfair Employment Practices
The Justice Department announced today that it has reached an agreement with a warehousing, distribution, light assembly and packaging company resolving allegations that the company violated the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act. The department’s investigation was initiated based on a referral from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). The department’s investigation found […]
North Carolina Bars Employers from Asking about Expunged Criminal Records
Some states have passed laws restricting how employers may use an applicant’s criminal record in making job decisions. Some states prohibit employers from considering older offenses. Some states prohibit employers from asking about arrest records or records that have been sealed or expunged. Some states require employers to consider whether the offense bears a reasonable […]
Nevada Becomes The Tenth State To Prohibit The Use Of Consumer Credit Reports Or Other Credit Information For Employment Purposes
Senator Parks introduced Nevada’s Senate Bill 127 on February 18, 2013, which was intended to, among other things, “prohibit employers from conditioning employment on a consumer credit report or other credit information.” Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval signed the bill into law on May 25, 2013 and it goes into effect on October 1, 2013. The […]
Montana Passes E-Verify Mandate for All Employers
The Montana Senate passed with amendments House Bill 297, “An Act Making Employment of Unauthorized Aliens Unlawful under State Law”, which will require all employers to verify the work eligibility of new hires through the federal E-Verify system beginning October 1, 2013. Employers would not be required to verify the work eligibility of independent contractors. While […]
House Proposes Piecemeal Immigration Approach
The U.S. House of Representatives has begun rolling out its immigration-reform legislation one issue at a time as the Senate announced that its comprehensive approach (S. 744) is scheduled to begin committee markup May 9, 2013, the first step toward a vote. Rep. Robert Goodlatte, R-Va., the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, which handles […]