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Effective Date for Federal E-Verify Rule Expected to be Delayed Again
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is expected to delay the effective date of the rule requiring certain federal contractors to use the E-Verify program. An official announcement is expected later this week which will delay the effective date from June 30, 2009, to September 8, 2009, marking the fourth implementation delay.
In papers filed May 29, 2009, with the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, Department of Justice lawyers are seeking an extension of the government's deadline to file a response to a lawsuit challenging the E-Verify rule for certain federal contractors. The government also informed the court that implementation of the regulation, which was published late last year as an amendment to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), will now be extended from June 30 to September 8, 2009. The plaintiffs do not object to the proposed new dates and the court is expected to grant the government's request.
When implemented, the regulation will require federal contracting officials to include a clause in certain federal contracts and solicitations obligating contractors to use the E-Verify program to verify not only the employment eligibility of all new hires, but also of existing employees who will directly perform work under the contract. For more information about the specific E-Verify requirements for federal contractors, see our E-Verify Legislation Guide.
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