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E-Verify In Effect for Government Contractors, September 8th

A reminder: As of September 8th, all federal contractors with contracts in excess of $100,000 will be required to use E-Verify.   This is the government system where employment candidates can be vetted, regarding their legitimacy and ability to work in the United States.   Those companies who do not use E-Verify  or, as it is also known, the I-9 Form, will lose their contracts with the federal government, until they do.

E-Verify is free, if you should choose to do it yourself.  But E-Verify can also be accessed electronically through a designated agent of the E-Verify system.   There is usually a nominal cost to retain this service through a background checking service, but there are certain advantages.   Both the E-Verify report and the background searches ordered as part of your pre-employment screening can be integrated into one overall report.

There is some lead time required, as designated agents must create and deliver to the client a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).  It’s simple enough, but it must be signed so the E-Verify designated agent can be submitted to the USCIS.   The rest from there is pretty easy.   Clients are not required to submit any hard copy paperwork as the E-Verify orders are submitted online and electronically.

Either way, come September 8th, if you are a government contractor and you are not using E-Verify, you can lose that contract.   So…check them out before you hire.

By Gordon Basichis

Gordon Basichis is the Co-Founder of Corra Group, specializing in pre-employment background checks and corporate research. He has been a marketing and media executive and has worked in the entertainment industry, the financial, health care and technology sectors. He is the author of the best selling Beautiful Bad Girl, The Vicki Morgan Story, a non-fiction novel that helped define exotic sexuality in the late twentieth century. He is the author of the Constant Travellers and has recently completed a new book, The Guys Who Spied for China, dealing with Chinese Espionage in the United States. He has been a journalist for several newspapers and is a screenwriter and producer.

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