Originally effective January 15, 2009, then postponed to February 20, 2009, the United States Chamber of Commerce today announced that the effective date of the proposed rule requiring Federal contractors and subcontractors to enroll in the E-Verify System would be extended, once again, this time to May 21, 2009. The litigants challenging the Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) Council’s rule have agreed to stay the proceedings until such date to allow the Obama Administration the opportunity to review the proposed rule.
To view FAQs posted by USCIS regarding the FAR E-Verify regulation, please click here.
With the implementation of new regulations like these, employer compliance is becoming more and more complex. To effectively deal with these issues and avoid the potentially severe consequences for noncompliance (including debarment from future Federal contracts), employers should consider taking the time to develop a compliance program so that your Company remains eligible to contract for such services.
The Immigration Law Group of Meyner and Landis LLP has substantial experience with immigration compliance and worksite enforcement issues. As such, we are prepared to customize a compliance program that is ideally suited to your business. Whether by way of telephonic or onsite training, consulting, and/or document auditing in E-Verify or other areas of regulatory compliance like I-9, Social Security Mismatch and H-1B public access, we can assist your business in navigating the sometimes daunting requirements of regulatory compliance. By utilizing a “team approach”, we will partner with owners, managers, in-house counsel or human resource personnel to set in place an immigration compliance program, or, if preferred, we can administer and manage your business’ compliance program entirely.