HR Group Hails E-Verify Extension as Steppingstone ...       October 21, 2009
News: Proposals for reforming employee verification will likely be taken up as part of comprehensive immigration reform.
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House OKs Three-Year Extension of E-Verify ...       October 16, 2009
News: With action on comprehensive immigration reform pushed off to next year, the House approves a homeland security funding bill that would renew the government-run electronic employment ...
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Business Groups Turn to Capitol Hill to Amend E ...       September 8, 2009
News: Starting Tuesday, September 9, new federal contracts of $100,000 or more will come with a requirement that companies sign up for a government-run electronic employment verification system that has generated vociferous criticism from many em
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Democrats, Republicans Seek to Add Biometrics to ...       July 22, 2009
News: Proposal includes the requirement that the system 'must authenticate the employee's identity by using a specific and unique biometric identifier,' such as a fingerprint; giving workers PIN numbers or security codes would not suffice.
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DHS Seeks Mandatory E-Verify for Federal ...       July 8, 2009
News: After delaying it three times, the Department of Homeland Security has embraced a regulation that would require all federal contractors to use a government-run electronic employment verification system that has drawn criticism from many emp
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Leading Senator Intends to Scrap E-Verify ...       June 25, 2009
News: Democrat Charles Schumer, who is poised to lead the immigration reform debate on Capitol Hill, wants to scrap a government-run electronic employment verification system and replace it with one that incorporates biometric identification.
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SHRM-Backed Bill Launches Employment Verification ...       April 23, 2009
News: The legislation mandates that all employers sign up for the Electronic Employment Verification System, which is based on the new-hire system used in each state to enforce child support payments. About 90 percent of employers use the new-...
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E-Verify Mandate for Federal Contracts Delayed ...       April 17, 2009
News: For the second time since President Barack Obama was inaugurated, the Department of Homeland Security has delayed a regulation that would significantly expand a government-run electronic employment verification system.
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Cut From Stimulus, E-Verify Likely to Resurface ...       February 20, 2009
News: The author of the bill that established E-Verify was angry that it did not survive in the $787 billion stimulus package, asserting it was 'stripped out of the bill without discussion or debate.'
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