E-Verify To Be Required For All Federal Contractors.President Bush has signed an Executive Order requiring all federal contractors, as a condition of all future federal contracts, to agree to use an electronic employment eligibility verification system. The Order is not automatically effective; new rules must be written and published for public comment. The Executive Order requires that an employment verification system must be used to verify the employment eligibility of all persons hired during the contract term and all persons performing work within the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. on the federal contract. In response to the Order, the Department of Homeland Security Noun 1. Department of Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States immediately designated the federal E-Verify program, operated by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration immigration, entrance of a person (an alien) into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration generally, are often economic, although religious or political factors may be very important. Services, as "the" electronic employment eligibility verification system to be used by effected employers. E-Verify is a free Internet-based system through which enrolled employers confirm the legal status of all new hires. Note that the Order greatly expands the reach of E-Verify, which currently allows employers to use the system only for new hires, and forbids its use as to incumbent employees. It remains to be seen how this aspect of the President's plan will work. As noted, this new requirement will not take effect until the appropriate regulations have been revised. The responsible agencies have already sent a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking A notice of proposed rulemaking or NPRM is issued by law when a regulatory agency of the United States Federal Government wishes to add, remove, or change a rule (or regulation) as part of the rulemaking process. Outside the USA. (NPRM (Notice of Proposed Rule Making) An announcement by an agency of the U.S. government that proposes a change in regulations. It is followed up by a final ruling. ) to the Federal Register soliciting public comment on the proposed regulatory changes. Comments will be accepted for 60 days. Miller & Martin will keep you apprised of when this new rule may become effective. The Executive Order may be viewed in its entirety at http://www.whitehouse.gov/. The content of this article is intended to provide a general guide to the subject matter. Specialist advice should be sought about your specific circumstances CIRCUMSTANCES, evidence. The particulars which accompany a fact. 2. The facts proved are either possible or impossible, ordinary and probable, or extraordinary and improbable, recent or ancient; they may have happened near us, or afar off; they are public or . Ms Kelly Weston Miller & Martin 1200 One Nashville Place One Nashville Place is a skyscraper in Nashville, Tennessee located on Fourth Avenue and Commerce Street (the photo is looking west on Fourth Street). Completed in 1985, this 359-ft. octagonal building with dark glass exterior has 23 floors. 150 Fourth Avenue North Nashville Tennessee 37219 UNITED STATES E-mail: Kcollins@millermartin.com Click Here for related articles (c) Mondaq Ltd, 2008 - Tel. +44 (0)20 8544 8300 - http://www.mondaq.com |
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