Federal Contractors Now Required to Use e-Verify
President Bush recently issued an order requiring federal contractors to utilize the e-Verify system. Below is the relevant section of the President's order:
"Sec. 5. (a) Executive departments and agencies that enter into contracts shall require, as a condition of each contract, that the contractor agree to use an electronic employment eligibility verification system designated by the Secretary of Homeland Security to verify the employment eligibility of: (i) all persons hired during the contract term by the contractor to perform employment duties within the United States; and (ii) all persons assigned by the contractor to perform work within the United States on the Federal contract."
The White House Press Release is available here:
Executive Order: Amending Executive Order 12989, as AmendedPosted By Diane Pfadenhauer In Federal Contractors | Permalink
